Michael Schumacher's manager expressed the "continued support and patience" being offered to the stricken Formula One star. "We must hope that with continued support and patience he will one day be back with us," Sabine Kehm said. In December 2016 she added Schumacher's health "is not a public issue."
Michael Schumacher's manager expressed the "continued support and patience" being offered to the stricken Formula One star. "We must hope that with continued support and patience he will one day be back with us," Sabine Kehm said. In December 2016 she added Schumacher's health "is not a public issue."
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The seven-time Formula One champion was hospitalized December 29 after suffering "severe head trauma" from a ski accident in the French Alps. He is no longer in a coma and has since been transferred to a hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland for rehabilitation. Here's a look back at his personal and career highlights on the 20th anniversary of his first world title triumph.
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The seven-time Formula One champion was hospitalized December 29 after suffering "severe head trauma" from a ski accident in the French Alps. He is no longer in a coma and has since been transferred to a hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland for rehabilitation. Here's a look back at his personal and career highlights on the 20th anniversary of his first world title triumph.
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Schumacher is hoisted by his pit crew at the Australian Grand Prix track in Adelaide, Australia, after winning the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship in 1994.
Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher —
Schumacher is hoisted by his pit crew at the Australian Grand Prix track in Adelaide, Australia, after winning the Formula 1 World Drivers Championship in 1994.
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Schumacher holds up the victory trophy, left, and the French Republic President's trophy after winning the French Formula 1 Grand Prix in Magny Cours, France, in 1995.
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Schumacher holds up the victory trophy, left, and the French Republic President's trophy after winning the French Formula 1 Grand Prix in Magny Cours, France, in 1995.
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Schumacher meets Pope John Paul II in 1999.
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Schumacher meets Pope John Paul II in 1999.
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King Juan Carlos of Spain congratulates Schumacher after he won the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2001.
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King Juan Carlos of Spain congratulates Schumacher after he won the Spanish Formula 1 Grand Prix in 2001.
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Schumacher checks out an Enzo Ferrari at Frankfurt's International Motor Show in 2003.
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Schumacher checks out an Enzo Ferrari at Frankfurt's International Motor Show in 2003.
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Schumacher steers his Ferrari in front of a Eurofighter on the track of a military airport in Grosseto, Italy, in 2003.
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Schumacher steers his Ferrari in front of a Eurofighter on the track of a military airport in Grosseto, Italy, in 2003.
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Schumacher sits in his car before the start at the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in 2004 in Shanghai.
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Schumacher sits in his car before the start at the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix in 2004 in Shanghai.
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A man rides past a poster with Schumacher's likeness in Bahreman, Iran, in 2005.
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A man rides past a poster with Schumacher's likeness in Bahreman, Iran, in 2005.
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Felipe Massa hugs Schumacher after Massa won first place in the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Turkey in Istanbul in 2006.
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Felipe Massa hugs Schumacher after Massa won first place in the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Turkey in Istanbul in 2006.
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Schumacher drives during a practice session at the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne in 2006.
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Schumacher drives during a practice session at the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix in Melbourne in 2006.
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Schumacher celebrates his win at the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Germany in 2006 in Hockenheim, Germany.
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Schumacher celebrates his win at the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Germany in 2006 in Hockenheim, Germany.
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Schumacher's pit team works on his car during the Formula 1 Grand Prix of China in Shanghai in 2006.
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Schumacher's pit team works on his car during the Formula 1 Grand Prix of China in Shanghai in 2006.
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Schumacher arrives for an awards ceremony in Oviedo, Spain, in 2007.
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Schumacher arrives for an awards ceremony in Oviedo, Spain, in 2007.
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Schumacher autographs the T-shirt of an earthquake victim in Costa Rica in 2009.
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Schumacher autographs the T-shirt of an earthquake victim in Costa Rica in 2009.
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Shumacher presents the new Mercedes SLS AMG, also the 2010 Formula 1 safety car, in Geneva in 2010.
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Shumacher presents the new Mercedes SLS AMG, also the 2010 Formula 1 safety car, in Geneva in 2010.
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Schumacher visits the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, to test eSafety technologies in 2011.
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Schumacher visits the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, to test eSafety technologies in 2011.
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