The nephew of paralysed ex-Formula One star Michael Schumacher has suffered a broken back after being involved in a violent crash while racing in the German touring car series last weekend.
David Schumacher, the son of ex-Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher, revealed the injury after initially walking away freely from the fiery incident.
Schumacher tangled with Thomas Preining during lap six of the the Hockenheim DTM event and both cars left the track before colliding head-on with a concrete barrier.
Their crash then created further drama on the track as Porsche ace Dennis Olsen hit a separate barrier on the other side of the track, while trying to avoid a pile-up, which resulted in a ball of flames bursting into the air.
The race was immediately brought to a halt to check the health of the drivers involved and to clear debris.
