The lege𝔍nd Schumacher holds the joint all-time record for F1 championships (seven) but has not been seen publicly since a skiing accident in December 2013, which caused him to be placed into an induced coma.

Now aged 53 and l💯iving at home in Switzerland, his family maintain a dignified silence about his health.

His son Mick drives f🅺or Haas in his second season in F1. Taking part in FIA documentary ‘When We Were Younger’ he looked at a photo of himself as a child racer with♐ his proud father.

“Th💦ese are myꦉ favourite memories of racing, especially racing as a child,” Mick said.

“We always had a very good time.

“I learned so much from him. It is stuff that I still carry deeply when driving, and𓂃 stuff that really helps me in day-t🥃o-day life too.”

Mick had come under scrutiny earlier this season, even receiving stern words from his own team boss Guenther Steiner, but ended his wai𝄹t for his first points of 2022 at Silverstone🗹 then repeated the feat in Austria.

Mick’s current mentor in F1 in Sebastian Vettel, his fellow German. Vettel idolised Michael Schumacher as a child, a🅠nd in turn, is now idolised by Mick.

Vettel s𓃲aid in the same documentary: “When I was racing go-karts, once a year Michael would come by and wave a flag to the ♓children. And hand over the trophy.

“For us, our hero was coming down.

“I was able to use the opportunity to take a picture with Michael. It was a very specialꩲ day.”

Michael Schumacher’s former Ferrari boss, Jean Todt, issued a rare update about him earlier this week, re𒐪vealing that he visitsဣ the legendary former world champion to watch races together.