Michael Schumacher 'Hurt In Skiing Accident'

[thedoc46]

Either one of two things here.

He's a vegetable.

Or he's making enough of an improvement to the point he can speak and they're keeping it all a big surprise and that he's eventually going to come out and show the world himself how much of a recovery he's made.

 

[Will Gill]

Either one of two things here.

He's a vegetable.

Or he's making enough of an improvement to the point he can speak and they're keeping it all a big surprise and that he's eventually going to come out and show the world himself how much of a recovery he's made.

I hope for the latter

 

[Nitefly]

Here's hoping he pulls a Yngwie!

 

[arknor]

I don't think we will get any updates on his condition until next year

 

[kthula666]

Here's hoping he pulls a Yngwie!

... and becomes a Rising Force.


Here's hoping.

 

[SexyGreyFox]

Here's hoping he pulls a Yngwie!

And be a big fat mountain?

 

[koolpc]

Everyone is saying he has no chance etc. Hope you guys are wrong.

 

[Hades]

I agree it seems a negative point that they are not discussing his condition. But Good luck to him and I hope he does pull through ok.

 

[Cosimo]

Some welcome news:

"We may assume that Schumacher can live a relatively normal life within a short period of time," said the FIA president.

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/schumacher-can-live-normal-life-again-todt

 

[plasmahal]

Some welcome news:



http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/schumacher-can-live-normal-life-again-todt

That is good news.

I wish the same could be said for Jules Bianchi. Official statement on his brain injuries:

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/official-statement-bianchi-suffered-a-diffuse-axonal-brain-injury/?v=2&tp=2&s=1

 

[doodah]

Poor guy - didn't realise it was that serious

 

[Curio]

That is good news.

I wish the same could be said for Jules Bianchi. Official statement on his brain injuries:

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/official-statement-bianchi-suffered-a-diffuse-axonal-brain-injury/?v=2&tp=2&s=1

Formula 1 is so safe these days - it's takes a freak accident like that to seriously threaten a driver's life. Look at Schumacher...all those years racing around at 200mph and it was taking a tumble skiing that almost did him in.

 

[thedoc46]

Formula 1 is so safe these days - it's takes a freak accident like that to seriously threaten a driver's life. Look at Schumacher...all those years racing around at 200mph and it was taking a tumble skiing that almost did him in.

With a helmet on too.

 

[MooMoo444]

Hopefully 'normal life' in this context means actually up and about, talking and stuff, and not being assisted wiping his own backside. Best of luck to him in recovery.

 

[V F]

Formula 1 is so safe these days - it's takes a freak accident like that to seriously threaten a driver's life.

If there was lots of gravel traps like the old days it would have killed the momentum. Even Martin Brundle keeps talking about them.

 

[Destination]

If there was lots of gravel traps like the old days it would have killed the momentum. Even Martin Brundle keeps talking about them.

The track he crahed on, is an old track, one that cannot be modified much due to its placement, it has old style gravel traps in places. It wouldn't have helped him, he crashed where there had been a crash, something unlikely.
Although it does justify the decision esrlier in the year of the silverstone stewrads to fix a section of crash barrier delaying the race significantly, even if chances of a further crash were minimal.

 

[Glaucus]

Unfortunately I don't see it as good news at all.
The statement actually says nothing and uses "assume".

It reads as a PR statement and in fact is no change. Which is bad news, longest the no change the less probability of rehabilitation.

 

[V F]

The track he crahed on, is an old track, one that cannot be modified much due to its placement, it has old style gravel traps in places. It wouldn't have helped him, he crashed where there had been a crash, something unlikely.
Although it does justify the decision esrlier in the year of the silverstone stewrads to fix a section of crash barrier delaying the race significantly, even if chances of a further crash were minimal.

Well, it's proving these old tracks aren't fit for purpose anymore. For F1 at least. Just like the same problems at Monaco.

Or sausage kerbs….

 

[One]

If all the tracks were like Abu Dhabi then nobody would watch F1.

 

[Jokester]

Or sausage kerbs….

Umm, clearly designed to launch cars over the track to stop them colliding with other cars on track. Maybe.