Michael Schumacher's wife Corinna has shared her surprise after the "far too lenient" sentencing of a former security guard, Yilmaz T, who was given three years in prison following his role in a £12 million blackmail plot against the Schumacher family.

Corinna Schumacher said an ex-bodyguard's involvement in a blackmail plot regarding her husband and Formula One driver Michael Schumacher was a 'shock'.

Michael Schumacher’s wife, Corinna, has demanded a tougher sentence for her family’s former security guard who was involved in a blackmail plot which threatened to release private photos and videos showing the F1 icon’s condition.

Three men have been found guilty in a case of attempted blackmail against Formula 1 great Michael Schumacher’s family.

In an extremely rare public statement, Michael Schumacher’s wife Corinna has hit out against the “lenient” sentences handed to three men who tried to blackmail the Formula One legend. Corinna says the family has appealed the two-year suspended prison sentence given to the “mastermind” behind the shocking plot.

The family of Michael Schumacher have lodged an appeal against what it feels is a "far too lenient sentence" for one of the defendants found guilty in a blackmail plot.

A close friend of Michael Schumacher has shared a previously unseen photograph of the Formula 1 legend on Instagram. Dudu Sartor posted the image showing himself alongside Schumacher, former Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa and other friends.