Michael Schumacher’s former manager is worried Liberty Media risks turning formula one into “a Mickey Mouse series”. Earlier this week, a rumour spread on the internet that Willi Weber, the former manager of German racing drivers including seven-time Formula One champion and Scuderia Ferrari legend Michael Schumacher, as well as his brother Ralf Schumacher, had died at the age of 75. Kolner Express newspaper discovered that the rumour was false: “Luckily I am in good health even if I am still recovering from a back operation,” he laughed.
Willi Weber added that he would like to know more about the health condition of Michael Schumacher, the seven time world champion who suffered a serious skiing crash in 2013. “Unfortunately I have not heard from Corinna,” he said. “Michael’s accident is four years ago now and we all know it was not a broken leg.”
Willi Weber, famous for making his fortune as Michael Schumacher’s “Mr. 20 percent” manager, said he hopes to attend the opening of a Schumacher car collection in Cologne in April, and “Maybe then we will learn if he is feeling better”. As for the future of Formula One itself, the German admits he is worried: “This ugly roll bar (Halo) ruins the cars,” he said. “Safety is important, but that was a mistake by Jean Todt. That there are no more grid girls is also a sin,” Willi Weber added, as reported by the German media earlier today – “They provided the necessary glamour. The new owners have to be careful not to turn Formula One into a Mickey Mouse series.” – concluded Willi Weber, who besides taking care of his clients’ contractual issues he was also successful at making profitable merchandising deals for his clients.
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