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 Ex-Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is not moving from his home in Switzerland to the Spanish island of Mallorca, a spokeswoman said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20180816/formula-one-racing-legend-michael-schumacher-not-being-moved-from-switzerland-family-says Thu, 16 Aug 2018 14:41:55 +0200 formula-one-racing-legend-michael-schumacher-not-being-moved-from-switzerland-family-says The German magazine Bunte was ordered Friday to pay €50,000 in damages plus legal fees to Michael Schumacher for claiming the former five-time Formula One world champion could walk again. https://www.thelocal.de/20170505/magazine-must-pay-schumacher-50000-for-claiming-he-could-walk Fri, 05 May 2017 17:10:25 +0200 magazine-must-pay-schumacher-50000-for-claiming-he-could-walk 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 Germany didn't quite live up to its reputation for humourlessness on April Fools' Day, with newspapers, businesses and even the police joining in the fun this year. https://www.thelocal.de/20160401/five-of-the-best-german-april-fools-pranks Fri, 01 Apr 2016 15:01:57 +0200 five-of-the-best-german-april-fools-pranks Star Formula One driver Nico Rosberg confirmed on Monday that he and his wife Vivian are now the parents of a baby girl, saying the couple were “overwhelmed and totally in love”. https://www.thelocal.de/20150831/rosberg-overwhelmed-by-baby-daughter Mon, 31 Aug 2015 13:34:35 +0200 rosberg-overwhelmed-by-baby-daughter The boss of the Hockenheim circuit has insisted there will not be a German Grand Prix held there in 2015 despite a Formula 1 race currently scheduled to be held in Germany from July 17th to 19th. https://www.thelocal.de/20150318/no-2015-german-grand-prix-says-circuit-boss Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:12:18 +0100 no-2015-german-grand-prix-says-circuit-boss Nico Rosberg and his wife Vivian Sibold are expecting a new addition to their family, the Formula One driver announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20150220/nico-rosberg-awaits-bouncing-baby-girl Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:04:57 +0100 nico-rosberg-awaits-bouncing-baby-girl On the one-year anniversary of Formula One racing great Michael Schumacher's skiing accident in France, his manager is warning that reports on Schumacher's health in a French newspaper are false. https://www.thelocal.de/20141229/manager-blasts-french-reports-on-schumis-health Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:03:00 +0100 manager-blasts-french-reports-on-schumis-health Ferrari confirmed on Thursday that four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel will drive for the Italian team next season. https://www.thelocal.de/20141120/boyhood-dream-comes-true-as-vettel-joins-ferrari Thu, 20 Nov 2014 15:16:00 +0100 boyhood-dream-comes-true-as-vettel-joins-ferrari In a statement on the Formula One star's re-opened website, Michael Schumacher's family said they were “confident and hoping for the best“ for him. https://www.thelocal.de/20141113/schumacher-family-confident-as-website-relaunches Thu, 13 Nov 2014 12:16:00 +0100 schumacher-family-confident-as-website-relaunches Michael Schumacher's condition is improving, according to one of his closest friends, former Ferrari boss Jean Todt. https://www.thelocal.de/20141007/schumacher-can Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:44:00 +0200 schumacher-can Swiss police were called to the home of Michael Schumacher on Wednesday to keep an eye on dozens of journalists and reporters who were outside his villa. https://www.thelocal.de/20140911/police-called-to-michael-schumachers-home Thu, 11 Sep 2014 11:57:00 +0200 police-called-to-michael-schumachers-home Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has left a hospital in Switzerland and will continue his rehabilitation at home, more than eight months after suffering severe head injuries in a skiing accident. https://www.thelocal.de/20140909/formula-one-champion-schumacher-to-leave-swiss-hospital Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:21:00 +0200 formula-one-champion-schumacher-to-leave-swiss-hospital UPDATE: Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg's rivalry with teammate Lewis Hamilton is in the spotlight again after the German was accused of deliberately smashing into his championship rival's car at the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140825/rosberg-under-fire-for-belgium-crash Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:03:00 +0200 rosberg-under-fire-for-belgium-crash German bank BayernLB on Friday rejected F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone's offer of €25 million to settle damages out of court. The bank is threatening further legal action. https://www.thelocal.de/20140808/ecclestone-offer-rejected-bank-threatens-legal-action Fri, 08 Aug 2014 20:11:00 +0200 ecclestone-offer-rejected-bank-threatens-legal-action Formula One tycoon Bernie Ecclestone has praised capitalism and Munich after he settled his bribery trial with a $100 million payment to the Bavarian justice system. https://www.thelocal.de/20140806/i-like-capitalism-and-want-to-go-to-oktoberfest Wed, 06 Aug 2014 13:33:00 +0200 i-like-capitalism-and-want-to-go-to-oktoberfest 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 Medical files belonging to Michael Schumacher are believed to have been stolen and are being offered for sale to the media. https://www.thelocal.de/20140624/michael-schumachers-medical-files-stolen-manager-says Tue, 24 Jun 2014 17:09:00 +0200 michael-schumachers-medical-files-stolen-manager-says A former state finance minister was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday, having been found guilty of embezzling money in the scandal around the failed sale of the Nürburgring Formula One race track. https://www.thelocal.de/20140416/state-minister-jailed-for-embezzelment Wed, 16 Apr 2014 18:37:00 +0200 state-minister-jailed-for-embezzelment UPDATE: A day before his 45th birthday, Michael Schumacher remains in a stable but critical condition after spending a fourth night in hospital in an induced coma after an off-piste skiing accident in the French Alps. https://www.thelocal.de/20140101/schumacher-improving-but-still-in-danger Wed, 01 Jan 2014 10:06:00 +0100 schumacher-improving-but-still-in-danger