Ralf Schumacher’s announcement last month that he was in a relationship with his French sales manager, Etienne Bousquet-Cassagne, was greeted with joy by family and friends. In particular, his son David, also a driver, said he was “very happy” to see his father in a relationship with someone who makes him “feel comfortable and safe.”
It all seemed very modern since Cora, Ralf Schumacher’s ex-wife, knew Bousquet-Cassagne, with whom she was photographed in Saint-Tropez in April 2023, more than a year before the relationship became public, and it was understood that she was aware of the relationship and her husband’s orientation, but that was how it was.
Cora Schumacher, 38, on the cover of ‘Playboy’
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Cora has told her side of the story to German news website Der Spiegel, saying she “feels used” and “wasted her best years” with Ralf, to whom she was married for 14 years before they split in 2015. She says she was introduced to Etienne as an employee of Ralf’s and had no idea he was romantically involved with her ex-husband.
She also claims she didn’t know her husband was in a gay relationship when he made it public and that she felt “stabbed in the heart.”
Ralf Schumacher, the former German driver, called her a “liar” and published evidence on social media
Following these surprising statements by Ralf Schumacher’s ex-wife, the former German driver called her a “liar” and posted screenshots of WhatsApp messages between Cora and Etienne on his social networks that would prove that she knows more than she says. In the messages, which took place last year, Cora congratulated Etienne on her husband’s relationship and asked them if they were married.
Cora also responded to the decision to publish the private conversation, calling it “pathetic” and “illegal.” She added that she was trying to find out the nature of their relationship. Having had almost no contact with her son David Schumacher since 2022, she recently told Bild: “It still hurts me that my son was so distant from me after the divorce. I don’t know why.”
Having had almost no contact with his son David Schumacher since 2022, he recently told Bild: “It still hurts me that my son was so distant from me after the divorce. I don’t know why.” For his part, David maintains a close relationship with his father Ralf.
