Michael Schumacher health update as pal Jean Todt gives rare insight on how family’s lives have changed
MICHAEL Schumacher's family are continuing to fight as the F1 champion continues recover from his horror ski crash, said his close pal Jean Todt.
Todt - who was the boss at Ferrari during the F1 driver's dominance with the team - is one of the only people still allowed to see Schumacher.
Michael's health remains shrouded in mystery as he has not been seen or heard from since an accident while skiing in the Alps in December 2013.
The 53-year-old racer is feared to be never be the same again after suffering a brain injury which left him in a medically induced coma for six months.
And since being released home, there have been very few concrete updates on his health.
But his pal Todt, 76, has offered a few brief glimpse into Schuey's life as he revealed he still sees the stricken F1 legend "three times a week".
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In his latest update on Monday, the Ferrari F1 boss express his pride at being a close confident to Michael's family.
Todt, who has previously said how he watched F1 races on TV with his protégé when he visits, commented on the situation during a sports festival in Italy.
"For me, it is a privilege to be close, in the family with Michael, with Corinna, with Mick and Gina," Todt told
"Their life changed on December 29, 2013. They have to live everything differently. The important thing is that there is the closeness of friends. And Keep Fighting, their foundation."
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The F1 boss added: "They are things that are part of life is that they are more important than results and our beloved races. Life, for everyone, is not just racing."
Michael, a 91-time race winner, is living with the "consequences" of his crash - but has never given up hope, Todt previously said.
Corinna Schumacher, 53, has described how her stricken husband has been is "different" now.
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“Everybody misses Michael, but Michael is here, different, but here,” she said. “He still shows me how strong he is every day.";
The executive was a key part of the Ferrari team that saw the German win five world titles from 2000 to 2004.
