By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-10-02 20:01:21 | Updated at 2024-10-04 07:28:18
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Michael Schumacher's former manager has revealed why he does not visit the F1 legend after he was not invited to the wedding of his daughter Gina.
Willi Weber, 82, was Schumacher's manager until 2012 and helped turn the eventual seven-time world champion into one of the highest-earning sports stars ever.
He also managed his brother, Ralf, who raced in F1 for 11 years and won six races.
However, Weber was not even invited to celebrate the marriage of Michael's daughter, Gina, as she tied the knot at the family's luxury £27million Majorca holiday villa with long-term boyfriend Iain Bethke.
Weber has now revealed that he would not have been able to attend the ceremony anyway due to health issues and also opened up on why he's already 'said goodbye to Michael'.
Michael Schumacher's former manager has revealed why he does not visit the F1 legend after he was not invited to the wedding of his daughter Gina
Updates on the health of the Ferrari legend have been few and far between in recent years
Michael Schumacher's daughter Gina has tied the knot with her boyfriend Iain Bethke
Speaking to Bild, he said: ‘I’m thinking about my successes with Michael – our goals and our victories. I remember Michael the way he was. And we probably won’t see each other again.
‘It was my fault that I didn’t visit Michael after the accident and stand by him. Because I thought the media reports were exaggerated.
‘I thought I’d better wait a few days and then everything would be fine. But it was too late. For a long time I blamed myself for not reacting immediately.
‘Since then, I’ve said goodbye to Michael in my heart in order to find my peace again.’
There is no bad blood between Weber and Schumacher, 55, who has not appeared publicly since suffering a serious head injury while skiing in the French resort of Meribel in 2013.
‘I have had no contact with the family for over ten years, I can barely remember what even happened,’ he added.
Weber oversaw Schumacher's career as he won seven Drivers' World Championships
‘I was not invited to the wedding, but I would not have gone anyway because my health is not good at the moment. I would not have wanted to fly to Mallorca.
‘Michael was one of my best friends. More like a son that I never had. Nobody knows exactly what’s going on with him today, so I don’t want to comment any further.’
BILD has claimed that it is 'very likely' Michael was at his daughter's wedding despite his health.
The German outlet also reports that guests had their phones confiscated because the family did not want anyone taking unauthorised photos of the property's private rooms.
German outlet BILD claims it was 'very likely' that F1 legend Schumacher was present
Guests are said to have included Michael's brother Ralf and his partner Etienne Bosquet-Cassagne, who have been embroiled in a row with the former's ex-wife Cora over her claims she felt 'stabbed in the heart' after finding out he was gay.
The villa has a landing pad and he is regularly flown from to the villa in Port d'Andratx from the family home by Lake Geneva in Switzerland.
It is part of a 15,000 square metre estate which boasts two swimming pools, a helipad, a gym and a huge palm-tree-fringed garden.
