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Former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher, younger brother of seven times world champion and Ferrari great Michael, announced on Sunday he was in a same-sex relationship. Only four drivers in F1 history have publicly come out as LGBTQ+: Ralf Schumacher, Mike Beuttler, Mário de Araújo Cabral, and Lella Lombardi. Lewis Hamilton has been one of several F1 drivers to voice their support for Ralf Schumacher after the former racer came out as gay, with the seven-time world champion hopeful that it will “liberate others to be able to do the same”.

Ralf Schumacher, who won six Grands Prix races during a year career in Formula 1, has come out publicly as gay via an Instagram post with who we believe is his boyfriend.

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At present, the only known gay Formula One driver is Mike Beuttler. Beuttler raced under March in Formula One between and Despite limited LGBTQ+ representation on the current grid, many drivers, organizations, and the FIA have shown support to the LGBTQ+ community. Naar RacingNews Charles Leclerc Ferrari. The most high-profile driver to have come out was Hurley Haywood.

Vettel: F1 is ready for an openly gay driver. It was a courageous decision that has matured in him for a long time and one he is now full of pride and confidence. Dutch Circuit Zandvoort.

Share your thoughts and opinions about F1 Win fantastic prizes Get access to our premium content Take advantage of more exclusive benefits. The year-old has not been shy in standing up for his beliefs in recent years, describing the recent ban by Hungary on promoting homosexuality to anyone under the age of 18 as "embarrassing" for the country.

George Russell Mercedes. In a post on Instagram on Sunday evening, Schumacher shared a message with a picture of himself and his partner, Etienne, with their arms around each other. NL EN. He can be reached at rgarcia cjonline. The only other known male gay driver in F1 history was the late Briton Mike Beuttler, who raced from to Despite his protests that more can be done, Vettel is confident that Formula 1 is now ready for an openly gay driver, adding assurances that an openly gay driver would be given the support of sporting rivals and colleagues.

Rafael Garcia is an education reporter for the Topeka Capital-Journal.

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Drivers Teams. Schumacher, who is the younger brother of seven-time F1 champion Michael, won six grands prix in a race career in which he raced for Jordan, Williams and Toyota between and Homophobia is prejudice, and prejudice is wrong. Schumacher did not make any explicit statement but confirmation came from comments made by his friend, the German actor Carmen Geiss, on her post. Add Topic. There have been gay female stars of motorsport, however, including W Series racer and Vettel's Aston Martin colleague, Jessica Hawkins.

The image showed the pair looking out to sea at a sunset and included the caption: "The most beautiful thing in life is when you have the right partner by your side with whom you can share everything. Sponsoring Shumake turned out to be great timing, since the city marketing organization was helping set up the three-day Pride Kansas event starting Sept. Moore and Eaton are ambassadors for Racing Pride as is the transgender driver Charlie Martin, who told the Guardian in how important it was for her to publicly promote inclusivity within the sport.

As Shumake set out to make his debut, one of his early challenges was finding a sponsor. On Friday, the quietest spot in the world for Shumake will be in the cockpit of his foot, rainbow-colored dragster. Monday 15 July , UK. I am per cent behind you dad and wish you all the best and congratulations. Driver Points 1. Lewis Hamilton Ferrari.