{"id":307055,"date":"2025-11-25T05:27:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T05:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/307055\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T05:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T05:27:11","slug":"michael-schumacher-unlikely-to-be-seen-in-public-again-close-friend-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/307055\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Schumacher \u2018unlikely to be seen in public again,\u2019 close friend says"},"content":{"rendered":"

Michael Schumacher<\/a> is unlikely to ever make a public appearance again, almost 12 years after the Formula One legend\u2019s life-changing skiing accident.<\/p>\n

Richard Hopkins, former Red Bull<\/a> operations chief and longtime friend, revealed that Schumacher\u2019s inner circle is extremely tight, with only a handful of former F1 colleagues allowed regular visits.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly a few people are in his inner circle, and I\u2019m not one of them,\u201d Hopkins said. \u201cIt\u2019s very private, and for the right reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sporting legend was left paralysed and with a traumatic brain injury after hitting his head on a rock during a ski trip to the French Alps.<\/p>\n

Since the accident in 2013, Schumacher has been cared for by his family and a team of doctors and nurses at his home near Lake Geneva, Switzerland.<\/p>\n

Updates on his condition are scarce, and the family continues to fiercely protect his privacy.<\/p>\n

Hopkins said fans may never see Schumacher again, underlining the severity of the seven-time world champion\u2019s injuries.<\/p>\n

Other figures in the sport, including Jean Todt and Ross Brawn, are among the few allowed regular access.<\/p>\n

Reports indicate Schumacher is looked after by his wife, Corinna, and a personal Finnish doctor.<\/p>\n

In 2020, leading neurosurgeon Erich Riederer told The Independent that Schumacher may be in a \u201cvegetative state\u201d with little chance of full recovery.<\/p>\n

\"SchumacherCamera IconSchumacher continues to split his time between the Lake Geneva home and the Mallorca property, with the family prioritising both his comfort and privacy. Credit: AFP<\/p>\n

Last year, the F1<\/a> star was reportedly seen by people outside his strict inner circle for the first time since his accident, when he attended his daughter Gina\u2019s wedding in Mallorca.<\/p>\n

The nuptials were held at the family\u2019s luxury villa, purchased from Real Madrid chairman Florentino Perez in 2017, and strict security measures were in place.<\/p>\n

Guests reportedly had their phones confiscated, and the house was partially converted into a medical sanctuary capable of providing hospital-level care around the clock.<\/p>\n

Schumacher continues to split his time between the Lake Geneva home and the Mallorca property, with the family prioritising both his comfort and privacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Michael Schumacher is unlikely to ever make a public appearance again, almost 12 years after the Formula One…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":307056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572],"tags":[64,63,134,806,805,803,804,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-307055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-motosport","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-motor","12":"tag-motor-sports","13":"tag-motosport","14":"tag-motosports","15":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/307056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}