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Michael Schumacher Unlikely to Be Seen in Public Again, Longtime Friend Says

The rare comment underscores the family's tight control over access to the seven-time champion during ongoing private care.

Overview

  • Richard Hopkins, a former Red Bull operations chief and longtime acquaintance, said he does not expect Schumacher to make another public appearance and stressed he is not privy to private medical details.
  • Access to visit Schumacher is described as limited to a small inner circle that includes Jean Todt, Ross Brawn and Gerhard Berger, reflecting the family's strict privacy.
  • Schumacher continues to receive round-the-clock care at his Lake Geneva home, with wife Corinna closely involved and, according to Hopkins, a Finnish personal doctor understood to be part of his care.
  • The family has released few updates since the 2013 skiing accident that caused severe brain injury and led to a prolonged medically induced coma, leaving current medical specifics unconfirmed.
  • Some outlets have reported tightly controlled, private appearances such as attending his daughter Gina’s wedding in Mallorca and have cited a single neurosurgeon’s 2020 assessment of a poor prognosis, none of which has been verified by the family.