“I miss Michael, he is here, but in a different way”

This Monday, December 29th, marks the 12th anniversary of the tragic skiing accident that changed the life of… Michael sSchumacherformer driver and seven-time Formula 1 world champion. Kaiser was skiing off-piste in the French resort of Méribel in the Swiss Alps when he suffered an accident and had to undergo two emergency surgeries.

After the accident, Schumacher stayed in one induced coma for several months, and since then his life has been kept top secret due to the severe brain injuries sustained in the accident.

Corinna Schumacherhis wife, was responsible for adapting the family home to Michael’s needs, to the point that their home became a type of medical unit, with annual costs exceeding those seven million eurosand a exclusive and closed visiting regimewhich aims to protect the family’s privacy and prevent sensitive information about the former pilot’s health from being revealed.

Twelve years after that day, Corinna Michaels took to social networks to post an emotional message in his honor: “I miss Michael every day. But it’s not just me who misses him. It’s the children, the family, his father, everyone around him. Everyone misses Michael, but Michael is here; different, but it’s there. “He shows me every day how strong he is.”

The post immediately went viral and the automotive world responded with expressions of affection for the driver and his family.

Despite the little information available about his current health, Kaiser has appeared in some moments in recent years that have sparked hope among his fans. This became known in 2024, for example attended his daughter’s weddingGina, in Villa Yasmin, Mallorca. Although the event took place under a strict security and exclusivity protocol, Elisabetta Gregoraci, Ex-wife of Flavio Briatorecurrent sports advisor of alpine, He said that although Michael couldn’t speak, he could communicate with your eyes.

This year her daughter Gina became a mother for the first time and she is German transferred by helicopter to Switzerland to meet Millie, his granddaughter. In addition, his wife helped him sign a helmet belonging to former driver Jackie Stewart with his initials, “MS,” which was eventually raffled off at a charity auction.

According to statements from people close to him or those around him, such as the journalist Felix Garner or the former Red Bull operations manager Richard Hopkins, Michael cannot communicate verbally, but can respond with slight eye movementswhich indicates minimal consciousness. However, the former pilot’s entourage has fallen victim to blackmail and false news from those who want to generate money or visits using his name, which is why they have decided to keep this type of information completely.

Without going any further, in 2024 the family had to take legal action against a German magazine that published a Fake interview Attributed to Schumacher, with whom it was created artificial intelligencealready a former employee who tried to blackmail her after acquiring medical and private material that was immediately seized by the police.

For this reason, only nine people are currently allowed entry. Corinna Schumacheryour children microphone And Gina Mariahis former manager Sabine Kehm He Former Formula 1 boss and close friend of Michael, Jean Todt, who confessed that they watched Formula 1 together during the visitsthe former technical director at Benetton and Ferrari, Ross Brown and three former pilots: Gerhard Berger, Luca Badoer And Felipe Massa.

On December 29, 2013, Michael was skiing with his then 14-year-old son Mick Schumacher when he decided to briefly leave a marked piste in the Méribel ski area. At that moment, a stone hidden under the snow caused such a strong fall that he fell His helmet broke and caused severe head trauma.

The multiple Formula 1 champion was immediately taken by helicopter to Grenoble hospital, where doctors discovered this Without the helmet the blow would have been fatal.. The diagnosis was severe traumatic brain injury with bleeding and cerebral edema, and Michael had to undergo emergency surgery twice until he was paralyzed. induced comaCondition in which it remained almost a semester.

After the coma, he was transferred to a rehabilitation center in Lausanne, Switzerland, and his family adapted their home to provide him with the care he needed. Currently your home has 24 hour attention of the day and a huge medical team of up to 15 professionals.

Every year on December 29th, the world of motorsport pays tribute to the man who was the protagonist of more than 300 Grand Prix, 91 victories, 77 fastest laps and seven driver championshipswith the hope of listening one day good news although the possibility seems slim.