David Schumacher, the nephew of seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael, has announced his engagement to Vivien Keszthelyi after he proposed in the Maldives
David Schumacher, the nephew of Michael Schumacher, has revealed his engagement to Vivien Keszthelyi. The couple, who have been in a relationship for several years after being introduced through a mutual friend, shared the news on social media over the weekend.
David, who competed in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for the HRT Ford Performance team, popped the question to the Hungarian driver whilst on holiday in the Maldives.
“She said yes. The ocean witnessed our love, and the sunset sealed our promise. 05.11.2025,” the 24-year-old wrote on Instagram alongside some romantic photographs. Meanwhile, Vivien responded: “Thank you all so much for your beautiful wishes and kind words! We’re truly touched by all the love and support.”
David’s father, Ralf, who secured six Formula 1 race victories, was amongst the first to ‘like’ the post, which had surpassed 20,000 likes. In 2013, his elder brother, Michael, suffered a life-altering head injury in a skiing accident, and he now needs round-the-clock medical care at his residence.
The seven-time world champion remained in a medically induced coma for 250 days before returning to his home. Speaking to the Finnish newspaper Iltalehti, Neurosurgeon Dr Jussi Posti, who has closely monitored the case, offered an update on Schumacher’s condition.
As quoted by The Daily Mail, he said: “If a hospital has been built in his house, with everything medicalised around him, it seems that he has been in hospital most of the time.
“Based on the information available, I don’t think he leads a very active life. It suggests he has probably been in the same condition for the last decade.”
Michael’s wife, Corinna, provided an update on the former motorsport driver in a Netflix documentary released in 2021. During the programme about her husband’s career, she said: “Shortly before it happened in Meribel, he said to me: ‘The snow isn’t optimal – we could fly to Dubai and go skydiving there’.
“I have never blamed God for what happened. It was just really bad luck, all the bad luck anyone can have in life. It’s always terrible when you say: ‘Why is this happening to Michael or us?’ But then why does it happen to other people?”.
“Of course, I miss Michael every day. But it’s not just me who misses him. The children, the family, his father, everyone around him. I mean, everybody misses Michael.”
Schumacher’s son, Mick, also recalled a few moments from the day of the accident. Also speaking in the documentary, he said: “Since the accident, of course, these experiences, these moments that I believe many people have with their parents, are no longer present, or to a lesser extent.
“And in my view, that is a little unfair. I think dad and me, we would understand each other in a different way now. Simply because we speak a similar language, the language of motorsport. And that we would have much more to talk about.
“That’s where my head is most of the time. Thinking that would be so cool. That would be it. I would give up everything just for that.”
