Schumacher

Schumacher (2021) is a German documentary about Formula 1's most decorated driver that you can watch online on iFILM. Directors Hanns-Bruno Kammertöns, Vanessa Nöcker, and Michael Wech had access that most documentaries about living legends never get: family archives, home footage, and people who normally don't talk.

The film isn't a race-by-race career recap. It's built from different angles on the same man — his wife Corinna, son Mick, brother Ralf, and rivals and teammates including Jean Todt, Ross Brawn, Sebastian Vettel, Mika Häkkinen, and Damon Hill. Seven world championship titles. A five-year run with Ferrari that redefined what dominance looked like in the sport. Then the skiing accident in December 2013, and the silence his family has kept since.

The film's most telling choice is what it leaves out: Michael's current condition is never shown. That restraint lands harder than any footage could. Stream Schumacher (2021) online on iFILM.