Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher has faded from the public eye since the skiing accident, and his family's strong privacy has led to little news about his health. However, according to a report by the Daily Mail on January 9, retired British star Johnny Herbert recently disclosed the latest news about Schumacher in an interview, which gave people a further understanding of the car king's condition.
Herbert, a former team-mate of Schumacher's at Benetton, revealed that he had heard from F1 insiders that Schumacher was now "able to sit at the table and eat." ”
However, Herbert also stressed that what he heard was only "second-hand news", so it is uncertain whether this is true, but it is certain that "Schumacher has not fully recovered." ”
Herbert told BettingSites, "Because we haven't heard anything from his family yet, we can only speculate that his current condition shouldn't have changed much," "but we believe things will go in a positive direction and hopefully the progress of science will allow us to see Michael's return." ”
At the same time, Herbert also recalled an interesting side of Schumacher's life, saying that the king would go to the annual party after the season to relax himself.
The former racer shared, "He would walk around the room after a drink and then rip off everyone's shirts and pants. "But mostly buttoned shirts, he likes to rip them off. "These are scenes that most people haven't seen before, and they are my fond memories of him. "He has a great sense of humor and hopefully we can see him again. ”
Schumacher won two F1 World Championships at Benetton and five in a row at Ferrari, so his relationship with the Scuderia Ferrari is also very close.
Previously, the Mirror reported that former Ferrari CEO Jean Todd was one of the few close friends allowed to visit Schumacher. And Todd also recently revealed that he went to see Schumacher, but "he is not the Michael he used to be" and "his wife and children protect him".
It is reported that Schumacher is still staying at home in Lake Geneva, being cared for by a team of medical personnel and his wife Corinna. However, in 2018, it was rumored that Corinna had secretly moved her husband to a private mansion in Mallorca, Spain.
And this statement was also confirmed in 2020 by Elisabeth Gregoracci, the ex-wife of Schumacher's former boss in Benetton, Flavio Briatoli.
Gregorage once told the Italian show Big Brother, "Michael can't speak, he communicates with his eyes." "They moved to Spain, and his wife opened a hospital in that house. "There were only three people who could visit him, and I knew who they were. ”
However, Mr. Schumacher's family and other sources later denied Mr. Gregory's claims, insisting that Mr. Schumacher still lives at home in Switzerland.
Schumacher's family is known to be so protective of his privacy that many of Chewang's friends and relatives are not even aware of his health. But Corinna expressed her confidence in her husband's recovery in a 2021 documentary, saying, "Michael is here. It's not the same, but he's here, and that gives us strength...... We did everything we could to make Michael better and make sure he was comfortable. ”
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