Michael was the hero of my childhood. He got me into F1 and growing up, my room was plastered with posters of him and my wardrobe full of Ferrari basecaps. Some of my fondest childhood memories were watching him race on sundays together with my family.
I do like the approach of this documentary focusing on him as a person. Of course, some of the greatest racing moments are missing such as his comeback in '99, the battle with Hakkinen in Spa or his last pole in Monaco, but I'd argue that most of the people that have followed his career do already know them and those who don't will find them within seconds of looking up any compilation on Youtube.
Then there is the last chapter of this documentary that left me devastated. I was so occupied with remembering all the great and controversial moments of his career that I almost forgot this chapter. His accident was and still is tragic for me but seeing his family carrying the burden of losing the loving husband and father that he was, was something different and I had to pause a few times to compose myself.
There isn't a lot that I'd rather wish than him being able to fully recover. It's one of my biggest dreams that one day, there'll be a moment when we're going to see him and his family happy and healthy together.
I hope this becomes reality.
I do like the approach of this documentary focusing on him as a person. Of course, some of the greatest racing moments are missing such as his comeback in '99, the battle with Hakkinen in Spa or his last pole in Monaco, but I'd argue that most of the people that have followed his career do already know them and those who don't will find them within seconds of looking up any compilation on Youtube.
Then there is the last chapter of this documentary that left me devastated. I was so occupied with remembering all the great and controversial moments of his career that I almost forgot this chapter. His accident was and still is tragic for me but seeing his family carrying the burden of losing the loving husband and father that he was, was something different and I had to pause a few times to compose myself.
There isn't a lot that I'd rather wish than him being able to fully recover. It's one of my biggest dreams that one day, there'll be a moment when we're going to see him and his family happy and healthy together.
I hope this becomes reality.