Todt confirms Michael Schumacher's ski accident survival had consequences
Aug.11 - Michael Schumacher "survived" but suffered "consequences" as a result of his 2013 skiing accident, FIA president Jean Todt has confirmed.
It is widely believed - but has never been publicly confirmed - that the seven time world champion is permanently brain damaged as a result of the incident of almost eight years ago.
"I've spent a lot of time with Corinna since Michael had his serious skiing accident," Todt, who was Schumacher's team boss at Ferrari, told Bild newspaper.
"She is a great woman and leads the family," he added, referring again to 52-year-old Schumacher's wife.
"She didn't expect that. It happened suddenly and she had no choice."
Todt, 75, has remained one of the very few people who is close to the Schumacher family, and therefore has knowledge of the German's precise health condition.
He continued: "Thanks to the work of his doctors and the cooperation of Corinna, who wanted Michael to survive, he did survive - but with consequences.
"At the moment he fights the consequences. We hope that things will slowly but surely improve," Todt added.
In the meantime, Todt says he still visits the family regularly and fully supports the Formula 1 career of Michael's son Mick, who races for Haas.
"Mick is one of those people who always has a special place in my heart and that of my wife Michelle," said the Frenchman.
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We don't know Michael's true condition, and that's OK. Hopefully, he can at least smile at his son's success.
I'm so sorry for Michael and I continue to pray for him and his family, I start to like F-1 for him...good luck Michael, and you have a very good wife to take care of you.
Sadly, with every year that goes by after a serious traumatic brain injury that has caused loss of function level brain damage, the likelihood of any improvement declines and given the number of years since 2013, well, the fact that he hasn't been seen in public since speaks volumes, and none of it good. I wholeheartedly concur with both comments above - hope he can watch Mick in F1 and smile (or get angry at Haas' lack of speed?) and yes, Corinna seems to have stepped up in every way.
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