Wheelers Blog & News tagged "formula1"

Michael Schumacher's manager says the condition of the seven time world champion is "improving".   Sabine Kehm, who is now guiding Schumacher's son Mick on his first steps in single seaters, appeared in the Barcelona paddock ahead of the Spanish grand prix.   When asked about the mostly unknown fate of F1's most successful driver ever, she was quoted by Sky Italia: "There are small improvements, but the road is still very long."   The latest news about 46-year-old former Ferrari and...

Bernie Ecclestone has described the fate of F1 legend Michael Schumacher as a "tragedy".   15 months ago, the seven time world champion fell whilst skiing with his son Mick in the French alps, suffering serious brain injuries.   "I know nothing about his current condition," F1 chief executive Ecclestone, who has known the now 46-year-old German for over two decades, said.   "This may sound strange," the 84-year-old Briton told Germany's Welt am Sonntag newspaper, "but it would have...

Nearly 14 months after his late 2013 skiing accident, little new is known about the great Michael Schumacher's medical progress. The 46-year-old is reportedly cared for by a private medical team numbering 15 professionals around the clock at his mansion on the shores of Lake Geneva. But in a new report published by the UK newspaper Express, it is claimed the seven time world champion "remains mute with limited awareness of his environment", and still "unable to walk". "Progress is...