Formula One driver and brother of Michael Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher, comes out as gay on social media

Formula One driver and brother of Michael Schumacher has come out as gay on social media.

The relative of the seven-time F1 champion took to Instagram on Sunday to post a picture of himself and another man standing arm-in-arm on a boat.

The caption on the image read: 'The most beautiful thing in life is when you have the right partner by your side with whom you can share everything.'