Michael Schumacher’s wife, Corinna, has demanded a tougher sentence for her family’s former security guard who was involved in a blackmail plot which threatened to release private photos and videos showing the F1 icon’s condition.

A nightclub bouncer who was the architect behind a plot to blackmail Michael Schumacher for $24 million has been sentenced to three years in prison.

The family of Michael Schumacher have lodged an appeal against what it feels is a "far too lenient sentence" for one of the defendants found guilty in a blackmail plot.

The family of Michael Schumacher today launched an appeal against the sentence for one of the defendants convicted in a blackmail plot, saying the ruling was “far too lenient”. The seven-time Formula One champion has not been seen in public since a 2013 skiing accident which left him with a serious brain injury.

Three men recently heard sentencing on their case after they were found guilty of attempting to blackmail the family of seven time F1 world champion, Michael Schumacher, for a hefty sum of money. Now the German's family has fired back,

Corinna Schumacher has launched an appeal against what she calls a "far too lenient" sentence given to her family's former bodyguard in a blackmail case. Concerns have also arisen over a "missing hard drive" and over potential copycats,