Michael Schumacher's daughter slammed for marriage decision: 'I wouldn't have done that'

Michael Schumacher's daughter, Gina, joined her spouse Ian Bethke past period and has decided to driblet her prestigious surname successful favour of taking that of her caller husband

Gina-Marie Schumacher, the girl of F1 icon Michael, has travel nether occurrence for her determination to wantonness her celebrated surname.

Gina-Marie tied the knot with her spouse Ian Bethke past period astatine their family's plush £27million villa successful Mallorca astatine a backstage ceremonial attended by adjacent household and friends, including Gina's uncle Ralf Schumacher and her begetter - who hasn't been seen successful nationalist for implicit a decade.

Michael Schumacher's erstwhile manager has expressed daze astatine the determination of the F1 legend's girl to seemingly wantonness her celebrated surname. Gina-Marie Schumacher, the racing icon's daughter, tied the knot with her spouse Ian Bethke past period astatine their family's plush villa.

Since a devastating skis mishap successful 2013, the ex-Ferrari superstar's wellness presumption has been kept nether wraps and to forestall photos being taken of the unwell F1 star, each guests had to surrender their phones upon accomplishment astatine the wedding.

Schumacher's erstwhile manager, Willi Weber, 82, who managed Schumacher passim his career, was not invited to the celebration. And helium has been near stunned that Schumacher's girl has chosen to follow her husband's name. As reported by Bild, Gina changed her surname connected her Facebook illustration to Gina Bethke.

"Why would you conscionable driblet specified a large name? I don't recognize it! ' said Weber. "Giving up a sanction similar that. It's a brand. It's connected to her father. I wouldn't person done that. But that's her decision! The different is my opinion."

Gina however, appears to person maintained the sanction successful immoderate areas. The 27-year-old's Instagram appears to clasp Schumacher, portion she is said to person opted for 'Gina Schumacher Bethke' erstwhile competing successful a caller equestrian tourney successful Texas.

Weber, who shared a adjacent narration with Schumacher, referred to the ex-Ferrari and Mercedes prima arsenic 'one of my champion friends' and 'more similar a lad that I ne'er had'.

Speaking to the Cologne Express past year, helium expressed his sorrow: "When I deliberation of Michael now, unluckily I don't person anymore anticipation that I volition spot him again. No affirmative quality aft 10 years. Of course, I regret that precise overmuch and blasted myself. I should person visited Michael successful the hospital. I mourned similar a canine aft his accident.

"It deed maine incredibly hard, you tin ideate that. But astatine immoderate point, the constituent came erstwhile I had to escaped myself from Michael and fto go."

Despite not being invited to Gina's wedding, Weber told Bild helium wouldn't person been capable to be owed to wellness issues but wished her each the best.

He commented: "I wasn't invited, but I wouldn't person attended the wedding adjacent if I had been invited. My wellness isn't bully astatine the moment. I wouldn't person wanted to alert to Majorca.

"I privation her the champion of luck and I anticipation she has recovered the close man, that's ever important."