Michael Schumacher health update as F1 chief says he ‘wouldn’t wish’ star’s horror ski injuries on his ‘worst enemy’
FORMULA 1’s boss has revealed he wouldn’t wish Michael Schumacher’s condition on his “worst enemy” as his situation remains “difficult”.
The seven-time world champion‘s health is kept under lock and key by his family and few people have had access to the Ferrari legend, since his skiing accident in the French Alps nearly 10 years ago.
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali used to work with Schumacher, now 54, at Ferrari and gave a heartbreaking update.
“It seems like yesterday his accident in Meribel, they are episodes that change your life,” he told La Gazetta dello Sport.
“Out of respect for him and his family we must stay close to him, this difficult situation remains.
“What is between me and the family remains private, but living like this for ten years is something you would never wish even on your worst enemy.”
Domenicali’s update came shortly after Schuey’s racing pal Timo Glock admitted the F1 legend’s injuries are “still hard to accept” 10 years on from his devastating accident.
“It doesn’t matter about the tenth anniversary,” he told MegaDice.com.
“Every year when that date comes up everyone gets reminded and thinks about it and what would be if things had gone differently a more positive way.
“That is life but it is hard to accept because he is such a legend for the sport and for sure, for the family, it is not an easy time.”
He added: “I have a lot of respect for the family and I am not a fan of speculating if you don’t know what is going on in the background.
“How they deal with it is something we can only respect and accept it how it is.”
Timo revealed is still in “very good contact” with the Schumacher family and the legend’s son, Mick.
“I met him a lot of times during the season at Grand Prix weekends discussing his future and he was asking me what I would recommend,” he said.
“I would never be the person to ask anything personal about his father.”
Timo Glock had previously said Schumacher’s health condition must be kept private.
His update comes after Schuey’s ex-manager said he has no “hope” of seeing the F1 legend again.
Willi Weber revealed that he had received “no positive news” after allegedly being shut out of the racing star’s life for the last 10 years.
The long-term manager of the seven-time F1 champion, Weber, 81, has now opened up about how never believes he will see his former protégé again.
He told the Cologne Express: “When I think of Michael now, unfortunately I don’t have anymore hope that I will see him again.
“No positive news after ten years.”
He also recalled how gutted he felt about not being able to see Schumacher immediately after the accident.
“Of course, I regret that very much and blame myself. I should have visited Michael in the hospital. I mourned like a dog after his accident.”
After three or four years of allegedly being shut out of Schumacher’s life, Weber said: “For me it was clear: ‘Well, now it’s over. This crap needs to get out of my head'”.
Back in 2017, Weber extraordinarily accused the racing legend’s family of not being honest to the public about the Schumacher’s condition.
“I find it very unfortunate that Michael’s fans do not know about his health.
“Why are they not being told the truth?”
And in July last year, Weber once again made headlines by demanding that the Schumacher family come out with the truth about his health.
He said he was still “angry” that he had not been kept informed once since the F1 legend’s ski accident.
He told Italian sports publication Gazetta dello Sport: “I tried hundreds of times to contact Corinna and she didn’t answer.
“I called Jean Todt to ask him if I should go to the hospital and he told me to wait – it’s too early.
“They kept me out, telling me it’s too early, well now it’s too late. It’s been nine years. Maybe they should just say it the way it is.”
Weber has been credited with discovering Schumacher in 1989 when he signed him up to his F3 team.
He has previously said that the racing great was “like a son to me”.
