2024-07-16 04:06:43
After Ralf Schumacher introduced his partner and celebrated his coming out, he received a lot of support. The former Formula 1 star is now thankful for this.
On Sunday evening, Ralf Schumacher made his relationship with his partner Étienne, with whom he has been in a relationship for two years, public on Instagram. It was also the coming out of the Formula 1 star, who was previously married to Cora Schumacher. The 49-year-old received countless positive reactions, especially from many acquaintances and friends who supported him. Much to the delight of Ralf Schumacher and his partner.
He has now published a new photo of the couple on Instagram. Both men are sitting at a table, Étienne is protectively putting her arm around the former athlete. Ralf Schumacher is beaming with relief. He wrote: “Thank you very much for the numerous congratulations and comments. We are very happy and thank you all.”
On Sunday evening, Ralf Schumacher published a photo of himself arm in arm with his partner. Both are looking out to sea towards the sunset. “The best thing in life is when you have the right partner by your side with whom you can share everything,” the 49-year-old wrote. Numerous people then expressed their support, including prominent friends, but also people from his closest circle, such as his son David. You can read how he reacted here.
Ralf Schumacher revealed to “Sport1” why he decided to take this step now: “It wasn’t news to family and close friends, they’d known about 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 continued: “On Sunday, my son David repeated his victory in the GT Masters from the day before. It was the biggest success of his motorsport career so far. I thought this would be a good opportunity.”
Someone who has not yet come forward is Cora Schumacher. Ralf Schumacher was officially married to her from 2001 to 2015, but they separated six years before the divorce. After that, their relationship was marked by ups and downs. Read more about it here.