Michael Schumacher
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A manager for Michael Schumacher has revealed some good news today about the condition of the injured Formula One legend, saying in a statement that Schumacher has started showing some moments of consciousness. "Michael is making progress on his way," Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm said in the statement. "He shows moments of consciousness and awakening." Kehm added that Schumacher's family remain confident but are hesitant to disclose further details due to privacy and to ensure the medical team can work in full calmness. The latest statement is the second morsel of positive news to emerge...
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Michael Schumacher’s Family Sees 'Small, Encouraging Signs'
Michael Schumacher's family have made the first positive statement regarding the condition of the Formula One racing legend since a tragic skiing accident late last year that required doctors to put him in a coma in order to treat blood clots in his brain. "We are and remain confident that Michael...
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Schumacher Manager Refutes Claims Doctors Have Ended Process Of Waking F1 Legend
It's now been almost two months since seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher was placed in an artificial coma following a severe skiing accident in the French Alps. Now, Schumacher's manager has refuted claims that doctors have halted measures to wake him up from the coma, a...
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Schumacher Manager Says F1 Legend Still Being Woken From Coma
A manager for injured racing legend Michael Schumacher has revealed the winner of seven Formula One world championships is still being woken from a coma that was medically induced by doctors treating him for head injuries sustained in a tragic skiing accident late last year. Manager Sabine Kehm...
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Photo Taken By Michael Schumacher Part Of Unique Motorsport Memorabilia Auction
A photograph taken by Michael Schumacher is among several unique driver photos up for auction today in London. Snapped by Schumacher, who remains in hospital following a skiing accident back in December, the photo depicts a boat on a lake, taken from a train--and is one of a series of photographs...
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Agent Confirms Michael Schumacher Being Brought Out Of Coma
An agent for Formula One racing legend Michael Schumacher has confirmed media reports that the seven-time world champion is slowly being brought out of an induced coma instigated by doctors treating him for a severe brain injury sustained during a skiing accident last month. Earlier today, agent...
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It’s been more than a week since Formula One legend Michael Schumacher suffered a tragic skiing accident that caused serious injury to his brain, but the first glimmer of hope has emerged with sources suggesting his condition has improved. Citing manager and spokesperson Sabine Kehm, multiple media outlets have reported that Schumacher’s life is no longer in imminent danger. “This is a certain relief,” Kehm is quoted by Spain’s El Mundo. “The most dangerous moment has passed.” Doctors treating Schumacher have made similar comments. Jean-Francois...
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Prosecutors Seek Alleged Video Of Schumacher Skiing Accident
In this era of cell phone camera ubiquity, allegations of a video depicting Formula One legend Michael Schumacher’s recent skiing accident should come as no surprise. It is reported that French investigators are seeking a video taken by a 35-year-old man who was also at the Meribel ski resort...
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F1 Legend Michael Schumacher Remains In Coma On 45th Birthday
Michael Schumacher remains in a French hospital in an induced coma on his 45th birthday today. The last update given by his medical team, made on January 1, 2014, was that the Formula One racing legend remains in a stable yet critical condition. Schumacher was on holiday with family at the Meribel...
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F1 legend Michael Schumacher in stable condition after skiing accident
Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is said to be in a stable condition following a second round of surgery yesterday to treat hemorrhaging of his brain caused by a skiing accident in the French Alps on December 29, 2013. The accident, which saw Schumacher fall and hit his...
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Michael Schumacher Tests 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Video
Earlier in the year, it was revealed that Michael Schumacher, a seven-time Formula One world champion and former driver for the Mercedes AMG F1 team, would be helping to develop Mercedes-Benz road cars. It turns out one of the first Mercedes cars to be worked on by Schuey is the all-new 2015...
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Michael Schumacher Ferrari Enzo And One-Off FXX Up For Sale
If you’re looking for a car with some significant history and one very famous owner, then Swiss supercar dealer Garage Zénith might be worth a visit. The officially recognized Ferrari and Maserati dealer has a handful of rare Enzo supercars up for sale, but two of the cars, featured in...
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A fortnight ago, we told you Michael Schumacher would soon be donning his racing suit again and hopping behind the wheel of his former Mercedes AMG Formula One car to tackle the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The stunt is being done as part of Mercedes’ celebration of the Nürburgring 24 Hours race, which takes place later this month. Mercedes has now confirmed the stunt and revealed that Schumacher and his W02 F1 car will be going up against some of AMG’s latest models on the notorious German race track. As part of a high-performance demonstration, four AMG models will go up...
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Michael Schumacher To Lap Nürburgring In F1 Car
Michael Schumacher, seven-time F1 driver's champ and so fast he had to retire twice to make it stick, will soon be back in an F1 car--this time on the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Schumacher will pilot a 2011 Mercedes W02 F1 car around the long, treacherous course on May 19, according to SpeedTV...
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Mercedes And Schumacher Team Up To Promote Future Safety Tech
A couple of months ago we brought you news that seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, who finally stepped down from the sport at the end of last season, would spend his days helping develop road cars for former employer Mercedes-Benz. While we were hoping that would mean...
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Michael Schumacher To Help Develop Mercedes-Benz Road Cars?
Having recently stepped down from Formula One racing, Michael Schumacher is reportedly set to play a role in the development of road cars for his former employer. Schumacher was replaced at the Mercedes AMG F1 team late last year by Lewis Hamilton, but according to comments from team principal Ross...
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Schumacher, Rosberg Build CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake Engine: Video
The 2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake gets a special F1-assisted engine build.
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Was Michael Schumacher's Title-Winning '94 Formula 1 Car Illegal?
Former teammate Jos Verstappen has accused Michal Schumacher of campaigning an illegal car during the 1994 F1 season.
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Mercedes GP Formula 1 drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg will help present Mercedes’ new C-Class Coupe based race car that will compete in the 2012 season of Germany’s DTM touring car series. The presentation will take place at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show on September 13, though you can get a sneak preview of the new race car in the video below, which also features Mercedes DTM driver Gary Paffett. Joining Schumacher and Rosberg, will be Paffett, as well as Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche and Mercedes-Benz Motorsports chief Norbert Haug. The new 2012 DTM AMG Mercedes C-Coupe...
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2011 Race Of Champions Set To Return To Dusseldorf
The 2011 Race Of Champions will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany
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Mercedes GP Unveils 2011 Formula 1 Race Car
The Mercedes GP team may not have fared as well as it had hoped to last year, especially considering that the team had two Formula 1 greats--Team Principal Ross Brawn and racing legend Michael Schumacher--on board. However, with the unveiling this week of the ‘W02’ Mercedes GP race car...
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Official: Michael Schumacher To Race For Mercedes GP In 2010
The news was confirmed today by the Brackley-based team formerly known as Brawn GP.
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Video: Michael Schumacher Gives A Walkthrough Of The Ferrari 458 Italia
The legendary F1 ace gives us a look at why the Italia is designed as it is.
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Schumacher Shows Off At Nürburgring Ferrari Racing Days Event
Seven-time Formula One world champion and one of Ferrari's most important development drivers, Michael Schumacher, joined his Italian benefactors on Germany's legendary Nürburgring this past weekend to show off at the wheel of the California, the FXX and his F2004 F1 car. Also on the program...
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