“I wish Ralf had included me or at least informed me. I would have seen that as a sign of respect. Instead, I found out about his coming out from the media,” she told “Spiegel”. The 49-year-old had made his homosexuality public a month ago and announced his relationship with his boyfriend Etienne.
After his ex-wife’s interview, the former racing driver described his view of things on Instagram on Friday: “With all the back and forth, I would like to make it clear that Cora congratulated us in September 2023 because she thought we had gotten married.” She was happy too. He left the 47-year-old’s criticism that he should have informed her in advance about the coming out uncommented. He concluded his post with the words: “We both just want to be left in peace.”
Ralf Schumacher is the brother of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher and was once a successful racing driver himself. He was married to Cora Schumacher, but the couple have been separated for many years. Cora Schumacher appeared bitter in the “Spiegel” magazine. The 47-year-old said it “stabbed her in the heart” that Ralf had not spoken to her before he came out.
