Stricken Michael Schumacher is at the centre of an alleged $15million blackmail plot from a former trusted aid of the F1 legend’s family. Schumacher, now 55, has not been seen since a tragic skiing accident in 2013.

Michael Schumacher's family was the victim of a million-dollar blackmail attempt in which three people were involved, one of whom was a bodyguard who was fired after eight years

Bombshell new details have emerged around the $A23.4 million blackmail plot on Michael Schumacher and his family.

A member of Michael Schumacher's security team stole 1,500 photographs and 200 videos in a €15 million ($15.7million) blackmail plot, German prosecutors have alleged.

Michael Schumacher’s family has been targeted in an alleged blackmailing plot involving his former bodyguard. One of the men due to appear in court in Germany this month charged with aiding and abetting the blackmail is Schumacher’s former bodyguard Markus Fritsche.

Michael Schumacher's former bodyguard, Markus Fritsche, blackmailed the family of the seven-time F1 world champion, who is in critical condition after the severe skiing accident nearly 11 years

Details of an insider's alleged plot to extort Michael Schumacher's family out of millions of pounds have been released for the first time.

F1 legend Michael Schumacher has not been seen in public since a tragic skiing accident in 2013, with his family keeping his true condition under wraps