Michael Schumacher’s former bodyguard was involved in a plot to blackmail the F1 legend out of €15m, a court has heard. Markus Fritsche, 53 — sacked by the Schumacher family in 2021 – is said to have obtained 1,

Markus Fritsche was hired in 2012 to be bodyguard to Michael Schumacher but in December 2013 he suffered his life-changing skiing accident and Fritsche was later let go

The trial of three men accused of trying to blackmail the family of legendary former Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher began on Tuesday in the western German city of Wuppertal. All three defendants offered statements to the court.

F1 legend Michael Schumacher has not been seen in public since a tragic skiing accident in 2013, with his family keeping his true condition under wraps

Fritsche was a close confidant of the Schumacher family for eight years, but when they decided to let him go in 2020, it has been alleged that he became bitter and hatched a blackmail plot.