https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg has become the latest celebrity sportsman to be linked to the Panama Papers leak of millions of documents relating to murky offshore business dealings. https://www.thelocal.de/20160406/f1-star-rosberg-was-paid-through-offshore-firm Wed, 06 Apr 2016 12:11:50 +0200 f1-star-rosberg-was-paid-through-offshore-firm Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone hopes to keep the German Grand Prix on this season's calendar despite money problems at the tracks, he said in an interview published by Britain's Press Association on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150204/ecclestone-hopeful-over-german-f1-grand-prix Wed, 04 Feb 2015 09:18:51 +0100 ecclestone-hopeful-over-german-f1-grand-prix Nico Rosberg completed a memorable week for himself and his nation on Sunday when he cruised to his first win in his home German Grand Prix. https://www.thelocal.de/20140720/nico-rosberg-wins-german-grand-prix-f1 Sun, 20 Jul 2014 18:20:00 +0200 nico-rosberg-wins-german-grand-prix-f1 Football fan and F1 world championship leader Nico Rosberg was on Thursday told not to use an image of the World Cup on a helmet designed to celebrate Germany's triumph at his home Grand Prix this weekend. https://www.thelocal.de/20140718/fifa-tell-rosberg-to-ditch-world-cup-f1-helmet-german-grand-prix Fri, 18 Jul 2014 11:01:00 +0200 fifa-tell-rosberg-to-ditch-world-cup-f1-helmet-german-grand-prix Michael Schumacher was conscious and had his eyes open when an ambulance transported the Formula One legend to the Lausanne university hospital (CHUV) from Grenoble, France on Monday, according to a Swiss newspaper. https://www.thelocal.de/20140618/michael-schumacher-nodded-during-swiss-hospital-transfer Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:17:00 +0200 michael-schumacher-nodded-during-swiss-hospital-transfer UPDATE: Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was transferred from a French hospital to a facility in Switzerland on Monday after emerging from a coma following his devastating ski accident in December. https://www.thelocal.de/20140616/michael-schumacher-no-longer-in-coma Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:47:00 +0200 michael-schumacher-no-longer-in-coma Michael Schumacher is "showing small signs of progress", his spokeswoman said on Sunday, with the Formula One legend slowly recovering from devastating brain injuries suffered in a ski accident. https://www.thelocal.de/20140414/michael-schumacher-shows-small-signs-of-progress-waking-from-coma Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:20:00 +0200 michael-schumacher-shows-small-signs-of-progress-waking-from-coma Michael Schumacher has "moments of consciousness and awakening", his spokeswoman said on Friday, months after the Formula One legend plunged into a coma after a devastating ski accident in France. https://www.thelocal.de/20140404/michael-schumacher-has-moments-of-consciousness-after-ski-accident-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:08:00 +0200 michael-schumacher-has-moments-of-consciousness-after-ski-accident-2 Formula One's former chief doctor has said "serious lapses" in early treatment may have worsened Michael Schumacher's condition and warned his chances of recovery from a skiing accident are decreasing over time. https://www.thelocal.de/20140326/botched-care-lowers-schumachers-chances Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:36:00 +0100 botched-care-lowers-schumachers-chances The investigation into Michael Schumacher’s skiing accident at the French Alpine resort of Meribel has been closed with safety breaches being ruled out, prosecutors announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140217/no-legal-action-over-schumacher-ski-crash Mon, 17 Feb 2014 09:30:00 +0100 no-legal-action-over-schumacher-ski-crash Michael Schumacher's family said on Thursday they continue to "strongly believe" that the Formula One legend will recover from a life-threatening skiing accident. https://www.thelocal.de/20140213/michael-schumachers-family-we-still-believe-in-ski-accident-recovery Thu, 13 Feb 2014 18:44:00 +0100 michael-schumachers-family-we-still-believe-in-ski-accident-recovery Former Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda has reacted angrily to the front cover of a German satirical magazine which placed a photo of him above a headline, “it’s hit Schumi this badly”. https://www.thelocal.de/20140205/niki-lauda-outrage-at-michael-schumacher-titanic-magazine-cover Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:27:00 +0100 niki-lauda-outrage-at-michael-schumacher-titanic-magazine-cover UPDATE: Bernie Ecclestone will step down as the head of Formula One's holding company pending the outcome of a bribery trial in Germany, the organization announced on Thursday. He has vowed to prove his innocence. https://www.thelocal.de/20140116/bernie-ecclestone-to-be-tried-over-bribery-f1 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:43:00 +0100 bernie-ecclestone-to-be-tried-over-bribery-f1 French prosecutors looking into Michael Schumachers' life-threatening skiing accident said on Wednesday he was travelling at an "appropriate" speed when he lost control and hit his head on a rock. https://www.thelocal.de/20140108/michael-schumacher-appropriate-speed Wed, 08 Jan 2014 12:30:00 +0100 michael-schumacher-appropriate-speed UPDATE: Michael Schumacher's wife called on reporters on Tuesday to stay away from the French hospital where he is being treated for life-threatening injuries from a skiing accident, and to leave her family alone. https://www.thelocal.de/20140107/slight-improvement-in-michael-schumachers-condition Tue, 07 Jan 2014 14:42:00 +0100 slight-improvement-in-michael-schumachers-condition UPDATE: Hundreds of Michael Schumacher fans gathered outside the French hospital where he was being treated on Friday to mark the F1 legend's 45th birthday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140103/schumi-fights-on-as-45th-birthday-arrives Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:59:00 +0100 schumi-fights-on-as-45th-birthday-arrives Chancellor Angela Merkel joined sports legends and millions of Germans on Monday in expressing shock at Formula One great Michael Schumacher's skiing accident, as his family thanked well-wishers for their support. https://www.thelocal.de/20131230/germany-prays-for-schumi-michael-schumacher Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:58:00 +0100 germany-prays-for-schumi-michael-schumacher British Formula One mogul Bernie Ecclestone might soon find himself in front of a Munich court, as it emerged on Tuesday that bribery charges are apparently due to be filed against him before the end of the month. https://www.thelocal.de/20130514/49695 Tue, 14 May 2013 12:46:00 +0200 49695 Germany’s Sebastian Vettel became the youngest driver to become a three-time Formula One champion after a dicey race in Brazil. https://www.thelocal.de/20121126/46385 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 09:24:00 +0100 46385 A dazzling career will cross the finishing line on Sunday evening when German Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is set to hang up his helmet for good this time - and apparently with a smile on his face. https://www.thelocal.de/20121125/46379 Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:43:00 +0100 46379