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 German Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher now has his own Facebook and Instagram accounts, launching a public profile, even as his recovery from a serious head injury sustained three years ago remains shrouded in mystery. https://www.thelocal.de/20161114/racing-legend-schumacher-enters-world-of-social-media-after-coma Mon, 14 Nov 2016 16:38:01 +0100 racing-legend-schumacher-enters-world-of-social-media-after-coma Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has said that the tension with his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg has disappeared and added that he is still praying for Michael Schumacher to make a full recovery. https://www.thelocal.de/20141130/f1-champ-no-tension-with-german-rival-now Sun, 30 Nov 2014 10:25:00 +0100 f1-champ-no-tension-with-german-rival-now German Formula One legend Michael Schumacher confirmed on Thursday that he will retire at the end of the current season, after Mercedes ended his contract in order to recruit British pilot Lewis Hamilton last week. https://www.thelocal.de/20121004/45365 Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:43:00 +0200 45365 German Formula 1 veteran and seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher has been replaced by British driver Lewis Hamilton, who signed a three-year deal to drive for Mercedes from 2013, the firm announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120928/45255 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:18:00 +0200 45255 Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher is under heavy fire for a series of poor performances which have left him 12th in the drivers’ rankings and his Mercedes team openly talking about ditching him for British driver Lewis Hamilton. https://www.thelocal.de/20120925/45177 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 14:15:00 +0200 45177 As Formula 1 remembered long-serving on-track doctor Sid Watkins with a minute’s silence, racing legend Michael Schumacher missed it because he was in the toilet – but said he was thinking of his old friend nonetheless. https://www.thelocal.de/20120923/45145 Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:08:00 +0200 45145 Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone may be under investigation for corruption in Germany, but that is not stopping him making plans to buy the bankrupt Nürburgring race track and complex, it was reported Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120726/43989 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:28:00 +0200 43989 Fernando Alonso extended his lead in this year's Formula One drivers' world championship on Sunday when he drove to a flawless victory for Ferrari in the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim. https://www.thelocal.de/20120722/43905 Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:48:00 +0200 43905 The company that manages Germany's troubled Nürburgring circuit has petitioned to enter administration at a court in the town of Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, it emerged on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120721/43893 Sat, 21 Jul 2012 17:53:00 +0200 43893 This year’s Rock am Ring music festival was likely the last at the legendary Nürburgring racing track – as the state-owned firm which owns it applied for bankruptcy on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120718/43811 Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:39:00 +0200 43811 A German banker who told a court he took a $44 million bribe from Formula 1 head Bernie Ecclestone, has been jailed for more than eight years after being convicted of corruption, tax evasion and fraud. https://www.thelocal.de/20120627/43423 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:11:00 +0200 43423 Corruption allegations against Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone could threaten the future of Michael Schumacher and his Mercedes race team, as majority owner Daimler has a strict policy of not dealing with crooks. https://www.thelocal.de/20120627/43403 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:26:00 +0200 43403 A former top German bank manager has admitted taking $44 million from Formula 1 owner Bernie Ecclestone for selling the race business to the “right” bidder. He described his payment as a “giant mountain of money.” https://www.thelocal.de/20120620/43261 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 16:19:00 +0200 43261 Germany's world champion Sebastian Vettel has said compatriot Michael Schumacher is still his role-model and has backed the Formula One legend to return to form this season. https://www.thelocal.de/20110224/33337 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:56:00 +0100 33337 Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is making a sensational return to Formula One, Ferrari announced on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20090729/20907 Wed, 29 Jul 2009 22:21:00 +0200 20907 Speculation is rampant that German Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher will come out of retirement and once again take the wheel for Ferrari. https://www.thelocal.de/20090728/20863 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:12:00 +0200 20863