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.

Markus F, an ex-security guard who worked for the Schumacher family at their residence in Switzerland 18 months before the skiing accident, received a two-year suspended sentence. He was accused of selling the images to the two blackmailers for a five-figure sum.

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

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,