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Now Schumi races again - and painfully remembers the tragedy about his mother.
It's the comeback of the year. And the whole world will only look at him on March 14: Michael Schumacher (41)! In Bahrain (Arab Emirates), he climbs back into a racing car for Mercedes. But over all the jubilation and the joy lies a deep shadow. One of the most important people in the athlete's life can not experience this comeback. His beloved mother, Elisabeth Schumacher broke down in her home in April 2003 - liver failure. With internal bleeding, she was taken to the hospital. The emergency surgery - unsuccessful. The 54-year-old fell into a coma. Ten days later, on April 20, she was dead. She died when he won. The saddest win in Formula One history. It was in Imola (Italy), at the Grand Prix of San Marino. Instead of a winning smile, the world saw only bitter tears in Michael Schumacher. "She would have wanted me to race this race, " he said afterwards. Sure, she would have been proud of him. Elisabeth Schumacher finds no peace even in the grave The life of Elisabeth Schumacher - it was not always full of joy. She had built a kart track with her husband Rolf, the father of the Schumi brothers. Until he left in 1997. And even as a mother she did not have it easy. She lived in constant fear for her two racing sons Michael and Ralf (34). Tragic: Even in death Elisabeth Schumacher found no peace. In October 2004, unknown persons disgraced her grave. They stole the cross from the coffin lid. "The fact that there are people who do such a disgusting thing, lies beyond my imagination, " said Michael Schumacher at that time. The place is destroyed where it all began Even unscrupulous businessmen made no stop before the deceased. A funeral home advertised with her tombstone. In the prospectus was clearly the name Elisabeth Schumacher read. Is there a curse on this grave? Now Elisabeth Schumacher is also to be reburied. The village of Manheim near Kerpen is relocated four kilometers along with the cemetery. For the lignite opencast mine. Bad for Michael Schumacher - again the dead peace of his mother is disturbed. And it destroys the place where it all began: on the go-cart track of his parents Michael Schumacher drove his rounds as a little boy. Here, the course was set for his legendary career. Seven times he became world champion - that did not happen before him. Now he wants to conquer fate once more. And while the whole nation is looking at him, he will often think of his mother, who is so lacking in him.
