Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher joined the growing list of sporting donors to victims of the Asian tsunamis with a pledge of $10 million.
The Dec. 26 disaster that killed more than 150,000 was ``incomprehensibly tragic,'' Schumacher said on his Web site. Willi Weber, his manager, said on German television channel ZDF's ``Wir Wollen Helfen'' show last night that the 36-year-old Schumacher will make the donation.
``It's impossible not to keep thinking about it,'' Schumacher told his Web site. ``Our thoughts are with them and we hope that they will be spared further disastrous events.''
...Schumacher, a record seven-time F-1 world champion, is an ambassador for children's charity UNESCO and donated more than $1 million at a gala in November. He made $80 million last year, ranking him second behind golfer Tiger Woods on sport's list of highest earners, according to Forbes magazine.
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