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Michael SCHUMACHER turns 53: A LEGENDARY example for today's racers

The seven-time world champion turned 53 today. The German suffered a terrible accident while skiing eight years ago and still has not recovered.

Due to his achievements in Formulas 1 he is still a former king of the motorsport class inspiration for many of today's Formula 1 field racers.

On the most important ranking in the world of Formula 1 si Schumacher shares first place with Lewis Hamilton, both racers have collected seven world championship titles. The German is already a legend in life, as evidenced by the view of the former racer Benetton, Ferrari in Mercedesa his colleagues and successors in the field of Formula 1. His family does not reveal much about the current situation Schumacher. What we do know is that he is still alive and has turned 53 today.

For this occasion it is Twitter delved into the statements of racers from the past and stated in the posts what Michael Schumacher still means for racers and sports. His son Mick, who will be on the team this year Haas has completed his second season of Formula 1, he says: “My father is my role model. I especially respect what he has achieved. He had to work hard for it, nothing was given to him. That excites me a lot."

For his son Mick, who will be playing his second season of Formula 1 at Haas this year, his father is the biggest role model.

His compatriot and also a former Ferrari racer Sebastian Vettel said: “Michael has always been a great inspiration to me. Not only when I saw him race as a child, but also when I met him in person and became his friend. It remains the biggest in my eyes!“The current Ferrari racer Charles Leclerc he says he has two role models. “Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher. I never thought I would race for the same team as he once did."

Max Verstappen he met Schumacher at a young age, as they were fathers Joseph Verstappen and Michael Schumacher friends. The Dutchman remembers certain weekends. “I was three or four years old. All I know is that Uncle Michael was to me. He was a kind and extreme family man. This is very well seen in the photos and movies we have at home. I still have very fond memories of these weekends."

Lewis Hamilton is the same in terms of the number of world champion titles Schumacher. The Briton said: "I remember the first joint performance on the track. This was as part of testing in 2006. It was unrealistic for me to drive on the track next to him. Before that, however, I drove like Michael in computer games."                           

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