Michael Schumacher's wife Corinna has shared her surprise after the "far too lenient" sentencing of a former security guard, Yilmaz T, who was given three years in prison following his role in a £12 million blackmail plot against the Schumacher family.

Three men have been found guilty in a case of attempted blackmail against Formula 1 great Michael Schumacher’s family.

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.

In an extremely rare public statement, Michael Schumacher’s wife Corinna has hit out against the “lenient” sentences handed to three men who tried to blackmail the Formula One legend. Corinna says the family has appealed the two-year suspended prison sentence given to the “mastermind” behind the shocking plot.

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.

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,