‘You can’t be sure he understands everything because he can’t communicate’, a person close to the seven-time Formula 1 champion’s family reportedly said.
A report published by the English newspaper Daily Mail states that Michael Schumacher He is no longer bedridden, more than 12 years after his skiing accident. The serious episode with the German occurred in December 2013, when the former Formula 1 driver skied in Méribelin France.
According to the report, journalist Jonathan McEvoy went to Schumacher’s family’s summer home in Mallorca, Spain, to try to obtain information about the German’s health. After consulting and talking to some sources, the journalist discovered that the former pilot can travel in a wheelchair.
The newspaper says that Michael Schumacher continues to receive medical attention practically 24 hours a day, by his wife Corinna and a team of health professionals. Physical progress, according to the media outlet, allows the seven-time Formula 1 world champion to be pushed around properties in a wheelchair.
“You can’t be sure he understands everything because he can’t communicate,” a person close to Schumacher’s family reportedly told the journalist.
“The feeling there is that he notice some things that happen around you, but not all of them”, he added.
. After suffering head trauma, the German was kept in an induced coma until June 2014. Before that, he had already left the ICU.
In early 2025, three individuals were sentenced by German courts for attempted . Among them, a former security guard for the German, who worked at the former driver’s home until 2020 and obtained more than 1,500 of Schumacher’s personal files.
The German, Formula 1 legend, won the title of the main world motorsport championship in 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. There were 91 victories for Schumacher in the category.
*With information from Estadão Conteúdo
