Michael Schumacher has not been seen in public for ten years. The German was seriously injured in a skiing accident in the French Alps on December 29, 2013.
Driving one of the most successful careers ever in formula one Michael Schumacher it will be ten years since he was seriously injured in a skiing accident on Friday. Schumacher hit his head on a rock on an unmarked slope in Meribel, France on December 29, 2013 and has not been seen in public since.
The German won seven F1 championships in his career between 1994 and 2004. Only with Lewis Hamilton there are just as many championships.
A serious accident in the Alps
The information about Schumacher’s accident and the resulting serious head injuries became public on Sunday evening, December 29, 2013. The next day, it was reported that the 44-year-old formula star is in a critical condition at Grenoble University Hospital and has undergone two surgeries. During the operation, blood clots were removed from Schumacher’s brain.
Schumacher’s helmet was found cracked at the scene of the accident. According to the doctors, without the helmet, Schumacher would have died immediately in the accident.
– Schumacher ran to help his fallen friend and hit a rock in the deep snow. He flew into the air and hit his head on a rock. The incident was particularly bad luck and the danger did not arise so much from speed, manager Sabine Kehm told about the details of the accident.
On January 4, 2014 Schumacher’s friend Philippe Streiff said that Schumacher’s condition is still serious, but this is no longer life-threatening.
Manager Sabine Kehm said in June 2014, almost half a year after the accident, that Schumacher has woken up from a coma and been transferred from a hospital in Grenoble to Lausanne, Switzerland for hospital treatment. In September 2014, the family announced that Schumacher had returned to his home in Switzerland to continue his rehabilitation.
Hidden from the public
Schumacher’s accident received enormous media attention, and the Grenoble hospital area was swarmed with journalists after the incident. Schumacher’s wife Corinna Schumacher requested a good week after the accident that the reporters leave the hospital and leave the family alone.
There have been many rumors about the condition of the formula legend over the years, but very little reliable information has been leaked to the public. Schumacher’s relatives have been silent and protected the privacy of the formula star.
Philippe Streiff, who belongs to Schumacher’s circle of friends, said in November 2014 that Schumacher is paralyzed, unable to speak and suffers from memory problems.
Also a former Ferrari team manager Jean Todt is one of the few people outside the family who have visited Schumacher since the accident. In 2019, Todt told Radio Monte Carlo that he has watched the F1 races together with Schumacher at his home.
– Of course, our friendship cannot be the same as before, because we cannot communicate in the same way, Todt said.
Schumacher’s brother Ralf Schumacher issued by the German newspaper For Bild at Christmas time, a rare interview in which he said that the accident ten years ago has changed the whole family.
– I miss the moments we experienced together. Life is sometimes unfair. Michael had been lucky before, but then this tragic accident happened. Fortunately, modern medicine has made it possible to do some things, but still nothing is like before, said Ralf Schumacher, who himself competed in Formula 1.
Michael Schumacher’s son has continued the traditions of the Formula family in racing Mick Schumacher24. He will drive next season in formula one as Mercedes’ reserve driver.