PublishedJuly 16, 2024, 17:12
After Insta postFormer Formula 1 star Ralf Schumacher explains his coming out
Former Formula 1 star Ralf Schumacher introduced his partner Étienne on Instagram and explained his reasons for doing so at this particular moment.
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Ralf Schumacher introduced his partner Étienne for the first time on Instagram.
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His coming out received positive reactions, despite it not being a major event for him personally.
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Schumacher wants his work as a TV expert to be the focus and not his personal life.
The coming out of former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has generated a lot of attention. On Sunday, he showed his partner Étienne (34) on Instagram for the first time. This announcement happened shortly before the kick-off of the European Championship final. He now discussed the post on “Sport 1”.
“It wasn’t news to family and close friends, they’d known regarding it for a long time. But a lot of people were involved by now. That’s why I wanted to get the news out myself,” he explained. He continued: “My son David repeated his victory in the GT Masters from the day before on Sunday. It was the biggest success of his motorsport career so far. I thought this would be a good opportunity.”
«I let things come to me»
Schumacher’s son David commented on his father’s love post on Instagram shortly following it was published with the words: “I’m very happy that you have finally found someone with whom you can really see that you feel really comfortable and safe.”
But back to Ralf Schumacher. He doesn’t yet know what to expect in the future. “I’m just letting things come to me. It’s not a big deal for me. I just did what I thought was right. But I’ve received a very positive response for something that’s normal for me,” he revealed.
The former F1 star is not willing to speculate on whether his coming out will inspire others to do the same. “Let’s see what happens next. I will travel to Budapest next week and, as always, will be highly motivated to do my job as an expert at the Hungarian Grand Prix for Sky,” he said. And: “I hope that my expertise will be the focus and not my coming out.”
PublishedJuly 16, 2024, 17:12
After Insta postNow former Formula 1 star Ralf Schumacher explains his coming out
Former Formula 1 star Ralf Schumacher showed his partner Étienne on Instagram and explained why he chose this moment.
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Ralf Schumacher introduced his partner Étienne for the first time on Instagram.
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His coming out received positive reactions, even though it was not a big deal for him personally.
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Schumacher wants his work as a TV expert to be the focus and not his private life.
The coming out of former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher caused quite a stir. On Sunday he showed his partner Étienne (34) on Instagram for the first time. And this was shortly before the kick-off of the European Championship final. He now spoke regarding the post on “Sport 1”.
“It wasn’t news to family and close friends, they’d known regarding it for a long time. But a lot of people were involved by now. That’s why I wanted to get the news out myself,” he explained. He continued: “My son David repeated his victory in the GT Masters from the day before on Sunday. It was the biggest success of his motorsport career so far. I thought this would be a good opportunity.”
«I let things come to me»
Schumacher’s son David commented on his father’s love post on Instagram shortly following it was published with the words: “I’m very happy that you have finally found someone with whom you can really see that you feel really comfortable and safe.”
But back to Ralf Schumacher. He doesn’t yet know what to expect in the future. “I’m just letting things come to me. It’s not a big deal for me. I just did what I thought was right. But I’ve received a very positive response for something that’s normal for me,” he revealed.
The former F1 star does not want to speculate on whether his coming out will lead to other people following his example. “Let’s see what happens next. I will travel to Budapest next week and, as always, will be highly motivated to do my job as an expert at the Hungarian Grand Prix for Sky,” he said. And: “I hope that my expertise will be the focus and not my coming out.”
