Michael Schumacher Health Update: F1 Champ Still Not Fully Recovered As Family Sues Publication For False News

Michael Schumacher's family lawyer Felix Damm recently revealed the current health condition of the ex-Formula 1 world champion. According to Damm's statement, Schumacher is still unable to walk and that his health has not recovered fully.

This testimonial was made by the lawyer at the beginning of a court case against a German publication Bunte in order to shun the false claims made about the 47-year-old athlete, reported HNGN. According to the reports, the magazine had earlier claimed in December 2015 that Schumacher's health has improved and that he was able to raise an arm and take some steps with the help of his physiotherapists.

Even though the official statement about Schumacher's health was made recently, the Formula 1 driver's manager Sabine Kehm had earlier stated that all the claims made by the celebrity magazine were false.

"Unfortunately, we are forced by a recent press report to clarify that the assertion that Michael could move again is not true," said Kehm, as reported by NBC Sports. "Such speculation is irresponsible, because, given the seriousness of his injuries, his privacy is very important for Michael. Unfortunately, they also give false hopes to many involved people."

As reports have it, Schumacher suffered a severe brain injury in a skiing accident in December 2013, after which he was in a medically-induced coma.

Meanwhile, as far as the legal court drama details are concerned, Morning News USAreported that Michael Schumacher's family has reportedly sued the German publication for $44,000 and $111,000 for publishing the false report about the champion's health condition and an attack on his privacy, respectively.

Reports claimed that the verdict on the legal case against the German publication is expected to be announced next month. Stay tuned in here for more updates on  former Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher's current health condition.

Michael Schumacher 2016 Health Update: Health, Privacy and Cars

Not much has been revealed about everyone’s favorite Formula 1 Grand Prix racer Michael Schumacher. After his freak skiing accident in 2013, all the news that we can obtain of the driver comes from either pieces that have been put together. Sabine Kehm was his manager and all the latest Schumacher health updates come from her. What else do we know about the Michael Schumacher 2016 health update?

We know that the Michael Schumacher recovery is ongoing even if it’s slow. The racer is under the care of a team of medical professionals who can attend to his every need at any moment of the day.

Michael Schumacher 2016 Health Update

The Michael Schumacher recovery effort is well funded. He has a $14 million medical suite in his home that makes sure that he has a comfortable hospital. His team of 15 medical professionals are paid $140,000 weekly in order to help his efforts and he has family who are standing by him.

Schumacher Privacy Concerns

The Schumacher family has been a very a private one from the beginning. Schumi himself has valued his privacy so much even before the accident and his family is going to great lengths to ensure it.

Some reports have said that there is security and steps in place to prevent people from gaining access or footage to the recovering racer. Their great lengths in ensuring privacy have probably helped in his recovery as he is not harassed or bombarded by a lot of people.

In fact, Sabine Kehm found out about the incident through the press. This is a further reiteration of the lengths that they go to lead private lives.

The Simplicity of Schumi

The Michael Schumacher net worth is a staggering $800 million by some estimates but he has never been one to flaunt. Never have we seen anything lavish from the race car driver, although he does live on a beautiful piece of property.

He has led a very philanthropic life and even his known cars aren’t a scream of boastfulness to the world. The known cars in his collection are a Ferrari FXX – which was a gift to him in his retirement, and two small and nifty Fiats.

Michael Schumacher snubbed in Formula 1 drivers rankings

A BRITISH university study claims to have uncovered the answer to a question that preoccupies the minds of petrol heads — who is the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time?

After pouring over the stats the University of Sheffield’s Methods Institute has produced a drivers’ Top 100 chart with Juan Manuel Fangio on top of the all-time podium.

The study crucially removed the impact of a driver’s team, concentrating instead on their talent, rather than their success because they have a good car, explained the Institute’s Andrew Bell.

Using this approach Fangio was followed in the list by Alain Prost with Fernando Alonso, the two-time champion, in third.

While many F1 fans will endorse the five-time Argentinian world champion’s standing as the greatest the treatment dished out to some of the sport’s other legends will prove more controversial.

With the impact of his team removed from the equation seven-time champion Michael Schumacher only comes in ninth.

The driver many regard as the best of them all is dragged down by his post-retirement performances in 2010-2012 when he was generally outperformed by his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg.

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If his pre-retirement career is considered on its own, he ranks in third position.

And what of Bell and his boffins’s assessment of former Austrian great Niki Lauda, missing altogether from the chart?

Bell comments: “Our statistical model allows us to find a ranking and assess the relative importance of team and driver effects, and there are some surprising results.

“For example the relatively unknown Christian Fittipaldi is in the top 20, whilst three-time champion Niki Lauda doesn’t even make the top 100.

“Had these drivers raced for different teams, their legacies might have been rather different.” Bell suggests the statistical model used for ‘Formula for success: Multilevel modelling of Formula One Driver and Constructor performance, 1950-2014”, could have uses far beyond the world of Formula One.

“A similar model could be used to answer a variety of questions in society - for example, how much do individuals, teams and companies affect worker productivity or how much classes, schools and neighbourhoods affect educational attainment,” he said.

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The study, published in the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, found that “teams matter about six times more than drivers when it comes to success in F1”.

It also determined that “team effects have increased over time, but appear to be smaller on street circuits, where the driver’s skill plays a greater role”.

With Sunday’s Chinese Grand Prix fast approaching, the University’s conclusions, which puts Alonso and Sebastian Vettel above reigning champion Lewis Hamilton, are sure to add fuel rather than douse the all-time best drivers’ debate.

Bell said: “The question ‘who is the greatest F1 driver of all time’ is a difficult one to answer, because we don’t know the extent to which drivers do well because of their talent or because they are driving a good car.

“The question has fascinated fans for years and I’m sure will continue to do so.”