Michael Schumacher's friend shared the snap on Instagram a day after his family shared an incredibly rare statement.

A friend of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has taken to social media with a picture of the German, who suffered a life-altering skiing accident in 2013.

A close friend of Michael Schumacher has shared a previously unseen photograph of the Formula 1 legend on Instagram. Dudu Sartor posted the image showing himself alongside Schumacher, former Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa and other friends.

Three men have been found guilty in a case of attempted blackmail against Formula 1 great Michael Schumacher’s family.

Markus F, an ex-security guard who worked for the Schumacher family at their residence in Switzerland 18 months before the skiing accident, received a two-year suspended sentence. He was accused of selling the images to the two blackmailers for a five-figure sum.

A friend of Formula 1 icon Michael Schumacher - who has not been seen in public since his skiing accident in 2013 - has taken to social media to share a sentimental picture of the German

The family of Michael Schumacher have lodged an appeal against what it feels is a "far too lenient sentence" for one of the defendants found guilty in a blackmail plot.

Corinna Schumacher has launched an appeal against what she calls a "far too lenient" sentence given to her family's former bodyguard in a blackmail case. Concerns have also arisen over a "missing hard drive" and over potential copycats,