Michael Schumacher
might be in a medically induced coma but the Formula One great has
shown enough "small, encouraging signs" to give his family confidence
that he will "wake up."
The 45-year-old suffered a severe head injury while skiing on December 29 in the French Alps.
"We are and remain
confident that Michael will pull through and will wake up," said Michael
Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehn in a statement Wednesday.
"There sometimes are small, encouraging signs, but we also know that this is the time to be very patient."
Germany's seven-time
world champion was placed into a medically-induced coma to help reduce
swelling on the brain after the accident.
Schumacher has had two operations to relieve pressure on his brain and to remove haematomas at Grenoble Hospital, France.
He retired from F1 in
2012 following a record-breaking 19-year career. He had been skiing
off-piste when he fell and hit his head against a rock.
"Michael has suffered
severe injuries," added Kehn. "It is very hard to comprehend for all of
us that Michael, who had overcome a lot of precarious situations in the
past, has been hurt so terribly in such a banal situation.
"It was clear from the
start that this will be a long and hard fight for Michael. We are taking
this fight on together with the team of doctors, whom we fully trust.
The length of the process is not the important part for us."
Over the last few
months, Kehn has often asked the media to show respect for the privacy
of Schumacher's family and she repeated that call in her statement.
"It is heart-warming to see how much sympathy his family is shown and I can say that the family is extremely grateful for it.
"However, it should not be forgotten that Michael's family is dealing with an extremely intimate and fragile situation.
"And I would like to
remind all of us that Michael has always actively kept his family out of
the public eye and consequently protected their private lives.
"We try to channel all
the energies we have toward Michael and we firmly believe that this will
help him. And we believe that he will also win this fight."
Schumacher, who won five
consecutive titles with Ferrari between 2000-04, also claimed two
drivers' championships at Benetton in 1994 and 1995.
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