F1 legend Niki Lauda says the sport still holds out hope for Michael Schumacher recovery

Schumacher suffered a serious head injury following a ski accident in 2013 and updates about his health have been infrequent and sketchy ever since.

 

Niki Lauda says F1 is hopeful of a Michael Schumacher recovery

Formula One legend Niki Lauda says everybody within the sport is still holding out hope for Michael Schumacher.
Schumacher, the most successful driver in F1 history, suffered a serious head injury following a skiing in the French Alps in December 2013.
Due to his family's desire for privacy, little is known in the public domain about the German's current plight.
Updates about his health have been infrequent and sketchy over the past two years.

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Schumacher suffered a serious head injury in a skiing accident in December 2013

He left hospital in Grenoble to return to the Schumacher family home in September 2014, but stories about his health since then have been largely conjecture.
Three-time world champion Lauda admits he understands the family's desire for privacy.
"The family protects him and I understand that completely," Lauda said. "But it means that all those who would like to know something, do not.
"I often think of him, but unfortunately I have no contact. We all just hope, hope, hope."
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Earlier this month Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm revealed the racer harboured a desire to "disappear" from the public eye at the end of his career.
"In general the media have never reported on Michael and [wife] Corinna's private lives," Kehm said. "When he was in Switzerland, for example, it was clear he was a private individual.
"Once in a long discussion Michael said to me: 'You don't need to call me for the next year, I'm disappearing.'
"I think it was his secret dream to be able to do that some day. That's why now I still want to protect his wishes in that I don't let anything get out."