David Schumacher, the nephew of Michael Schumacher, has announced that he is engaged to racing driver Vivien Keszthelyi after dating for several years

Michael Schumacher has required around-the-clock medical attention since the skiing accident (Image: Getty)

David Schumacher, nephew of Michael Schumacher, has announced his engagement to fellow racing driver Vivien Keszthelyi. The couple, who met through a mutual friend and have together for several years, shared the happy news on social media over the weekend.

David, who raced in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup driving for HRT Ford Performance, popped the question to the Hungarian racer while on holiday in the Maldives. Captioning some romantic pictures on Instagram, the 24-year-old wrote: “She said yes. The ocean witnessed our love, and the sunset sealed our promise. 05.11.2025.”

Meanwhile, Vivien wrote: “Thank you all so much for your beautiful wishes and kind words! We’re truly touched by all the love and support.”

David’s father, Ralf, a six-time Grand Prix winner, was among the first to ‘like’ the post, which has now surpassed 20,000 likes. The announcement comes 12 years after Michael suffered a catastrophic head injury during a skiing accident.

The seven-time world champion spent 250 days in a medically induced coma before returning home, where he requires round-the-clock medical attention. Neurosurgeon Dr Jussi Posti, who has closely monitored the case, provided an update on Schumacher’s condition to Finnish publication Iltalehti.

Corinna Schumacher has cared for her husband, Michael, since the accident (Image: Getty)

As quoted by The Daily Mail, he said: “If a hospital has been built in his house, with everything medicalised around him, it seems that he has been in hospital most of the time.

“Based on the information available, I don’t think he leads a very active life. It suggests he has probably been in the same condition for the last decade.”

Michael’s wife, Corinna, offered an insight into the former racing driver’s condition in a Netflix documentary released in 2021. During the programme about her husband’s illustrious career, she said: “Shortly before it happened in Meribel, he said to me: ‘The snow isn’t optimal – we could fly to Dubai and go skydiving there.’

“I have never blamed God for what happened. It was just really bad luck, all the bad luck anyone can have in life. It’s always terrible when you say: ‘Why is this happening to Michael or us?’ But then why does it happen to other people?

“Of course, I miss Michael every day. But it’s not just me who misses him. The children, the family, his father, everyone around him. I mean, everybody misses Michael.”

Schumacher’s son, Mick, also shared some memories from the day of the accident. Speaking in the documentary, as quoted by the Mirror, he said: “Since the accident, of course, these experiences, these moments that I believe many people have with their parents, are no longer present, or to a lesser extent.

“And in my view, that is a little unfair. I think dad and me, we would understand each other in a different way now. Simply because we speak a similar language, the language of motorsport. And that we would have much more to talk about.

“That’s where my head is most of the time. Thinking that would be so cool. That would be it. I would give up everything just for that.”