{"id":288939,"date":"2023-09-25T10:03:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T10:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=288939"},"modified":"2023-09-25T10:03:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T10:03:58","slug":"horrid-michael-schumacher-comment-on-live-tv-has-f1-fans-demanding-apology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/racing\/f1\/horrid-michael-schumacher-comment-on-live-tv-has-f1-fans-demanding-apology\/","title":{"rendered":"Horrid Michael Schumacher comment on live TV has F1 fans demanding apology"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    A Formula One pundit has been told to apologise after making an insensitive joke about Michael Schumacher.<\/p>\n

    The legendary German driver, considered by many to be the greatest in F1 history, hasn't been seen in public since his life-changing skiing accident nearly a decade ago. He won seven world titles, including five in a row with Ferrari between 2000 and 2004.<\/p>\n

    Schumacher was hospitalised after smashing his head on a rock while skiing with his son, Mick, in December 2013, a year after calling time on his racing career. He was placed into a medically-induced coma before being flown home six months later, vanishing from public view.<\/p>\n

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    Very little is known about the specifics of his condition as Schumacher's family have gone to great lengths to retain privacy. The 54-year-old's son Mick, who is himself a former F1 driver, has suggested that he is unable to communicate with his father.<\/p>\n

    Schumacher's name came up during a discussion on Spanish TV in the aftermath of last weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. And pundit Antonio Lobato sparked outrage by making light of the F1 legend's health.<\/p>\n

    What action, if any, should be taken against Lobato? Let us know in the comments section below.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

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    After a fellow pundit said: "Let [Red Bull engineer] Adrian Newey be shaking because Antonio Lobato is coming," to which Lobato responded: "Let Michael be shaking! Well… not Michael, he cannot shake."<\/p>\n

    The clip went viral and fans expressed their outrage on social media, with many demanding Lobato apologise and some even suggesting he be sacked. "An apology from [Antonio Lobato] would be the minimum, a sign of decency," one person wrote on X.<\/p>\n

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    "You don't disrespect ANYONE that way, especially when thousands of people are watching you. Journalism in Spain has a very bright present and future with people like this," they added. A second user said: "Shocking to think that was an acceptable joke. He must apologise."<\/p>\n

    A third added: "Using someone\u2019s medical condition as the punchline of a joke is unacceptable and abhorrent. Michael is beloved and respected in this sport and [Lobato] doesn\u2019t deserve the platform he is given".<\/p>\n