Michael Schumacher signs helmet to be auctioned fo...

With assist from his spouse Corinna, seven-time System 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher has signed a helmet for an upcoming charity public sale with the initials ‘MS,’ per a report from the Every day Mail. There are a number of further signatures on the helmet, together with all the different dwelling F1 World Champions.

The helmet shall be auctioned off to lift funds for Sir Jackie Stewart’s Race Towards Dementia charity. Stewart’s spouse Helen was recognized with the illness in 2014. The group is aiming to fund a brand new blood take a look at trial that’s presently being developed by the College of Cambridge.

The old-school white helmet, that includes a Royal Stewart tartan band across the high, was worn by the three-time world champion throughout his racing profession. The helmet shall be showcased Sunday on the Bahrain Grand Prix the place the 85-year-old Stewart will do an exhibition run across the observe in his 1973 title-winning Tyrrell 006, whereas carrying the helmet meant for public sale. 

Stewart advised the Daily Mail: “It’s great that Michael may signal the helmet on this worthy trigger – a illness for which there is no such thing as a remedy. His spouse helped him, and it accomplished the set of each single champion nonetheless with us.”

Schumacher, who final raced an F1 automobile through the 2012 season, ended his profession because the winningest driver within the sport’s historical past till Lewis Hamilton toppled his file a number of years later. The German racing legend has been absent from the general public eye since a tragic accident in December of 2013 whereas snowboarding that left him with a severe head damage.