Ralf Schumacher’s ex-wife has aimed a thinly veiled dig at him over his new marriage to a man, with new photos having emerged of the ceremony.
The former F1 driver, who is brother to stricken legendary former Ferrari star Michael, got married to Etienne Bousquet-Cassagne in Saint-Tropez at the weekend.
Ralf, 50, and Etienne, 36, were joined in matrimony just 19 months after the ex-driver came out as gay and his ex-wife Cora made a thinly veiled dig while purporting to offer her best wishes.
Ralf was married to Cora from 2001 to 2015 and he came out as gay at the same time as announcing his relationship with the Frenchman in July 2024.
Cora told BILD just before her ex-husband’s nuptials: ‘They always say: True love finds a way. In some cases, it just takes a little longer until everyone at the racetrack really knows which way the race is headed. Nevertheless, all the best for your wedding.’
Her ‘which way the race is headed’ remark appeared to allude to her ex-husband’s sexuality, having been married to him for 14 years and shared a son, David.
The relationship between the two since he came out has been a fractious one and Cora even burned her wedding dress.
Ralf Schumacher (left) and his new husband Etienne Bousquet-Cassagne (right) share a kiss
The happy couple put on a lavish ceremony and after-party for their friends and family
Ralf (right) and his new husband Etienne (left), are pictured on a speedboat in Saint-Tropez on their wedding day
She also made a public plea to Ralf to leave her alone so she could ‘heal in peace’ after she had reacted angrily to his bombshell, claiming she had ‘wasted her best years’ on him.
While the anger appears to have cooled somewhat, the couple are evidently no longer close.
And when the marriage was first reported she said she and her then partner Steven Bo Bekendam were happy for the pair, stating: ’Steven and I wish Ralf and Etienne all the best and much happiness.’
Her relationship has since ended and she is understood to be single again.
New photos of Ralf’s wedding day show off the lavish ceremony, exchange of rings and scenes of celebration at the reception.
Both men wore navy suits with bright blue ties for the ceremony itself inside the Saint-Tropez Town Hall.
Ralf’s son David, 24, was his father’s best man on the day, while Etienne was accompanied by his mother, Helene.
The ceremony was an intimate affair, with the happy couple surrounded by a small selection of close friends and family.
They then cruised through the Gulf of Saint-Tropez on a speedboat previously owned by Elton John.
Cora Schumacher (above) offered a thinly veiled dig at her ex-husband in her congratulatory message
The newlyweds are seen slicing into a gigantic wedding cake with sparklers on top
Ralf and Etienne share their first dance together surrounded by loved ones
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Other photos show them performing the first dance, dressed in all white, which was clearly the theme their guests also committed to.
And images also captured the moment the couple cut into their gigantic wedding cake, which was lit with sparklers on top and flanked by two towers of macarons.
The festivities all took place at a prestigious yacht club on the Cote d’Azur and the wedding celebrations went on for three days.
Ralf and Etienne’s relationship has been followed by Sky Germany’s cameras for a fly-on-the-wall documentary.
In the show, they speak about the start of their romance.
‘I was in love at first sight,’ Etienne said, before his partner joked, ‘It took me a little longer.’
Etienne then revealed it was an inauspicious start, adding: ‘I sent him two, three, no, five messages, but never got a reply.’
The couple are photographed on board a luxury speedboat previously owned by Elton John
Guests partied at a prestigious yacht club in the South of France over the weekend
The relationship went public in July 2024, which was also when Ralf came out to the wider world.
The documentary also captured both men receiving Botox treatment ahead of their big day.
Schumacher’s previous marriage to Cora took place when he was 27 and she was 25 back in 2001 at a church. He drove in Formula One over a decade until 2007 for Jordan, Williams and Toyota.
Schumacher won six races but was always the less successful brother, with the iconic Michael winning seven world championships.
Michael is now wheelchair-bound and has not been seen publicly since his horrifying skiing crash in 2013, with the exact nature of his current condition kept as a closely guarded secret by family and friends.
