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While little, i.e. very little, is known about the current state of health of the seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher, FIA President Jean Todt offered at least a small door opener in Schumacher’s current life.
Todt, who is in the final year of his tenure as President of the FIA, is still close to the Schumacher family. Todt says Schumacher “survived” but suffered “consequences” as a result of his skiing accident in 2013 while on vacation in the French Alps.
It is widely believed, but never publicly confirmed, that Schumacher was permanently brain damaged as a result of the incident nearly eight years ago.
“I’ve spent a lot of time with (Schumacher’s wife) Corinna since Michael had his serious skiing accident,” said Todt, Schumacher’s team boss at Ferrari, the Bild newspaper. “She’s a great woman and runs the family. She didn’t expect that. It happened suddenly and she had no choice.”
Todt, 75, has remained one of the very few people who are close to the Schumacher family and therefore know a lot about the German’s state of health.
“Thanks to the work of his doctors and the collaboration of Corinna, who wanted Michael to survive, he survived. But with consequences,” said Todt. “At the moment he is struggling with the consequences. We hope that things will slowly but surely improve.”
In the meantime, says Todt, he still visits the family regularly and fully supports the Formula 1 career of Michael’s son Mick, who drives for the Haas F1 team.
“Mick is one of those people who always has a special place in my heart and that of my wife Michelle,” said Todt.
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