Michael Schumacher’s family have welcomed some positive news following the Formula One legend’s life-changing accident
David Schumacher, the nephew of Michael Schumacher, has announced his engagement to Vivien Keszthelyi. The pair, who have been together for several years after meeting through a mutual friend, confirmed the news on social media over the weekend.
He proposed to the Hungarian racer during a trip to the Maldives. Captioning a carousel of romantic pictures on Instagram, David wrote: “She said yes. The ocean witnessed our love, and the sunset sealed our promise. 05.11.2025.”
The 24-year-old raced in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for the HRT Ford Performance team. Vivien commented: “Thank you all so much for your beautiful wishes and kind words! We’re truly touched by all the love and support.”
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David’s father, Ralf, who is a six-time Formula 1 race winner, was among the first to ‘like’ the post, which had eclipsed 20,000 likes. Back in 2013, his older brother, Michael, sustained a life-changing head injury in a skiing accident, and he now requires around-the-clock medical care at his home.
The seven-time world champion was in a medically induced coma for 250 days before he returned to his home. Speaking to the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti, Neurosurgeon Dr Jussi Posti, who has closely followed the case, provided an update on Schumacher’s condition.
As quoted by The Daily Mail, he said: “If a hospital has been built in his house, with everything medicalised around him, it seems that he has been in hospital most of the time.
“Based on the information available, I don’t think he leads a very active life. It suggests he has probably been in the same condition for the last decade.”
Michael’s wife, Corinna, provided an update on the former motorsport driver’s situation in a Netflix documentary released in 2021. In the programme about her husband’s career, she said: “Shortly before it happened in Meribel, he said to me: ‘The snow isn’t optimal. We could fly to Dubai and go skydiving there’.
“I have never blamed God for what happened. It was just really bad luck, all the bad luck anyone can have in life. It’s always terrible when you say: ‘Why is this happening to Michael or us?’ But then why does it happen to other people?
“Of course, I miss Michael every day. But it’s not just me who misses him. The children, the family, his father, everyone around him. I mean, everybody misses Michael.”
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