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| F1 champion Michael Schumacher critical after ski fall | |
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| Michael Schumacher, seven-time Formula 1 world champion, is in a "critical condition" after a skiing accident, says the French hospital at which he is being treated. | |
| The 44-year-old German "was suffering a serious brain trauma with coma on his arrival" the hospital in the south-east city of Grenoble said in a statement. | The 44-year-old German "was suffering a serious brain trauma with coma on his arrival" the hospital in the south-east city of Grenoble said in a statement. |
| Schumacher's management confirmed his critical condition, reports said. | Schumacher's management confirmed his critical condition, reports said. |
| He was skiing off-piste with his son in the Alps when the accident occurred. | He was skiing off-piste with his son in the Alps when the accident occurred. |
| Schumacher was wearing a helmet when he fell and hit his head against a rock, Meribel resort director Christophe Gernignon-Lecomte said earlier. | Schumacher was wearing a helmet when he fell and hit his head against a rock, Meribel resort director Christophe Gernignon-Lecomte said earlier. |
| Early reports had said his condition was not life-threatening. | |
| Mr Gernignon-Lecomte said Schumacher was conscious when he was attended to by two ski patrollers who requested helicopter evacuation to the nearby valley town of Moutiers. | |
| He was subsequently moved to the bigger facility at Grenoble. His wife Corinna and children are with him. | |
| The German, who is due to turn 45 on 3 January, retired from F1 for a second time in 2012. | |
| Professor Gerard Saillant, a close ally and friend of Schumacher, and his former Ferrari team boss Jean Todt are at the hospital. | |
| Prof Saillant is an expert in brain and spine injury. He oversaw Schumacher's medical care when the German broke his leg in the 1999 British GP. | |
| The hospital statement was signed by the facility's neurosurgeon, the professor in charge of its anaesthesia/revival unit, and the hospital's deputy director, said AFP news agency. | |
| Schumacher won seven world championships and secured 91 race victories during a 19-year career in Formula 1. | |
| He won two titles with Benetton, in 1994 and 1995, before switching to Ferrari in 1996 and going on to win five straight titles from 2000. | |
| The German retired in 2006, but returned in 2010 with Mercedes. After three seasons which yielded just one podium finish, he quit the sport at the end of 2012. |