Michael Schumacher in ‘critical’ condition after ski accident

Michael Schumacher is no longer in a coma and has left a French hospital, his manager said in a statement Monday.

The Formula One great was injured in a Dec. 29 skiing accident in the French Alps. Schumacher had been in a Grenoble hospital since the crash where he was placed in a medically induced coma to reduce swelling around his brain.

Michael Schumacher is showing “moments of consciousness and awakening,” his manager said in a statement Friday.

The seven-time Formula One champion has been in a medically induced coma since a skiing accident in the French Alps Dec. 29. Schumacher, 45, was with his 14-year-old son when he fell and struck the right side of his head on a rock, which cracked his helmet.

Michael Schumacher has undergone a second brain surgery and a neurological scan shows that his condition, though still critical, has improved “slightly” in an update provided by his doctors Tuesday.

The seven-time Formula One champion continues to lay in a medically induced coma. Doctors said Schumacher would remain in a coma as long as necessary as they work to reduce the swelling.

Michael Schumacher remains in critical condition and in a medically induced coma one day after undergoing neurological surgery following a ski accident. His recovery prognosis is not yet known and doctors are working “hour-by-hour” to save his life.

The news comes following a press conference Monday conducted by Schumacher’s doctors at the University Hospital of Grenoble where the former Formula One champion is being treated. Contrary to reports in France and Germany, doctors say Schumacher has not undergone a second operation and there are no plans to do so at this time.

Legendary Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher was diagnosed with “head trauma with coma” following a cerebral hemorrhage after falling on a rock during a skiing trip on Sunday in the French Alps.

While Schumacher never competed in the American IndyCar Series, many of the league’s competitors made their names in the Formula 1 ladder system and grew up with an admiration of the successful German.

Former seven-time world Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher suffered a head injury Sunday morning while skiing in Meribel, France, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation.

The 44-year-old German was airlifted to a hospital in Moutiers after he reportedly hit his head on a rock. He was wearing a helmet and did not lose consciousness.