{"id":439273,"date":"2026-01-26T21:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/439273\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T21:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T21:02:10","slug":"michael-schumacher-now-f1-legend-reportedly-no-longer-bedridden-in-shock-health-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/439273\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Schumacher now: F1 legend reportedly no longer bedridden in shock health update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is reportedly faring better than previously thought, with sources saying he is no longer bedridden.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The former racing star has not been seen in public since he was badly injured during a horrific skiing accident while on holiday in the French Alps back in 2013.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">In November, former Red Bull operations chief and longtime friend Richard Hopkins admitted that Schumacher was unlikely to be seen in public again.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3mk41m-StyledText eze0guv9\">Sign up to The Nightly&#8217;s newsletters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-1r9pdr5-StyledSubText eze0guv8\">Get the first look at the digital newspaper, curated daily stories and breaking headlines delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>By continuing you agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/thenightly.com.au\/subscription-terms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terms<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sevenwestmedia.com.au\/privacy-policies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Privacy Policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">But sources have since revealed that the 57-year-old is no longer confined to his bed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The Daily Mail <a class=\"css-hwy1qg-StyledTextLink ezegcyi0\" data-link-type=\"article-inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/formulaone\/article-15492673\/michael-schumacher-majorca-mansion-health.html\">reports<\/a> that despite sustaining life-changing brain damage in the skiing accident, he can now sit up and is able to be wheeled around his $60 million mansion in Mallorca.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">A team of nurses and therapists take turns wheeling him around in a medical regime estimated to cost around $20,000 per week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Sadly, the news that the F1 icon is no longer bedridden is about as positive as the health update gets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Schumacher is still unable to communicate with friends and family and his outlook is not expected to improve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cYou can\u2019t be sure whether he understands everything because he cannot tell anyone,\u201d a source close to the family said on the condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">\u201cThe feeling is that he understands some of the things going on around him, but probably not all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">The Schumachers split their time between their Majorca home and their main base, a $100 million mansion in Gland, Switzerland, on the banks of Lake Geneva.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">In 2023, the F1 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<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">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<p class=\"css-9czhig-StyledParagraph e4e0a020\">Back in 2020, leading neurosurgeon Erich Riederer 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