\u201cWas it his wife (Corinna) who held his hand? We don\u2019t know exactly, but it\u2019s the first time we\u2019ve had a kind of positive sign, almost a sign of life.\u201d<\/p>\n
In April this year, the former world champion signed Sir Jackie Stewart\u2019s helmet alongside dozens of other drivers in a move that left many hopeful his health was improving. <\/p>\n
He was said to have signed the helmet with the help of his wife and it marked Schumacher\u2019s only public act since his accident. <\/p>\n
L\u2019Hermitt made it clear that he hadn\u2019t been told about any update regarding the driver and still believes he is unable to speak or communicate. <\/p>\n
\u201cSo we\u2019re still dealing with someone who is still breathing, who might have some small interactions with his family,\u201d L\u2019Hermitt said. <\/p>\n
\u201cBut we can\u2019t say for sure that he\u2019s doing well.\u201d<\/p>\n
The seven-time F1 champion suffered grave head injuries while skiing off-piste in the French Alps on December 23, 2013.<\/p>\n
Despite wearing a protective helmet, his collision with a rock led to a severe head injury and altered the course of his life indefinitely. <\/p>\n
Following the accident, Schumacher entered an induced coma, underwent numerous surgeries, and retreated from the public eye.<\/p>\n
Reports suggested he had a team of up to 15 medical experts, including doctors, masseurs, and assistants, providing constant care to ensure his well-being.<\/p>\n
He was reportedly seen in public in 2024 at his daughter Gina-Maria\u2019s wedding at the family\u2019s villa in Majorca with guests told to leave their phones at the door to ensure privacy. <\/p>\n
Schumacher\u2019s career saw him win consecutive F1 titles in 1994 and 1995 with Benneton, followed by five victories on the bounce with Ferrari from 2000 to 2004.<\/p>\n
He returned to the sport in 2010 with Mercedes before retiring in 2012, a year before his ski accident. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWas it his wife (Corinna) who held his hand? We don\u2019t know exactly, but it\u2019s the first time…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77232,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[74,29188,71,6101,9978,134,2883,2936,37110,5494,111,139,69,2989,1881,60153,15041,5652,213,1803],"class_list":["post-77231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-after","tag-formula","tag-from","tag-good","tag-grows","tag-health","tag-hope","tag-insider","tag-insiders","tag-michael","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-positive","tag-recovery","tag-schumacher","tag-shown","tag-signs","tag-sports","tag-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77231\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}