Michael Schumacher’s former buddy and rival has opened up about the potential of seeing the Formula One icon within the paddock once more.
Schumacher gained the F1 World Drivers’ Championship a file seven-times whereas racing for Benetton and Ferrari. But the German was left with life-changing accidents throughout a snowboarding accident within the unique French resort of Meribel in 2013.
He was thrown ahead 11.5 ft and crashed right into a boulder head-first, splitting his helmet into two. Schumacher was airlifted to hospital, the place he required two life-saving operations and was left in a coma for six months.
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The 55-year-old racing legend has not been seen by the general public because the incident, after which he has acquired specialised therapy from his residence in Lake Geneva. His household have saved any details about his well being standing underneath wraps, with solely small bits of stories being revealed by his internal sanctum, akin to there being “no hope” and Schumacher being “different”.
And his former F1 opponent Giancarlo Fisichella, who also raced for Benetton and Ferrari, believes it is not possible that he could ever make a return to the sport, despite having had the makings of a great team principal.
Fisichella told The Sun: “Michael was a terrific driver, however for positive he may very well be additionally a terrific supervisor or staff principal in a prime staff. So it is a disgrace it is not doable for him in his situation, you recognize.
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“He was very tough to overtake. He was a great driver, you know. We had a good time together. We did a lot of football games for charity together and after the game, it was good to go to the restaurant together having some fun, he was a pretty great guy.”
Fisichella’s observation comes despite former Mercedes boss Nick Fry recently revealing that Schumacher is receiving “the best medical treatment in human history” for his particular harm.
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Fry informed Online Betting Guide: “The family has the resources. I hope and pray that they’re making progress with him. The only thing I hope for is for Michael’s quality of life to be good.
“If there is progress, then Michael will be a great role model for people with severe brain injuries. Humans are remarkable, and it’s not impossible to hope for things to get back to as close to normal.
“I’m sure we’ll hear at some stage and if the medical team have learned something about how to treat people with these sorts of injuries then that will be Michael’s greatest contribution.”