[lily.]

Daily Mirror is full of shit most of the time.

[Iceman]

Felipe Massa says he is praying for seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher every day.Schumacher, 45, remains in an induced coma after*suffering brain injuries in a skiing accident*on 29 December."Dear Michael, my great friend, you helped me so much in my career, and I pray for you every day," Massa, Schumacher's Ferrari team-mate in 2006, wrote on the manufacturer's website."I want to see you stronger than ever, just as always. I give you a big hug."Schumacher remains in a stable but critical condition in hospital in Grenoble after hitting his head on a rock when skiing at the French Alpine resort of Meribel.His wife Corinna is maintaining a constant bedside vigil and recently issued her thanks for*messages of support,*insisting her husband "is a fighter [who] will not give up".Massa, 32, recently competed in an annual karting race in his native Brazil and wore Schumacher's name on his visor.The pair represented Ferrari during Schumacher's final season in a 10-year spell with the Italian constructor.The German finished second in the driver's championship, behind Fernando Alonso, with Massa in third.

Aww so nice

[Iceman]

Doctors battling to save the life of Formula One legend Michael Schumacher reportedly have no plans to wake him from the coma.

The seven-time German world champion has been in a medically-induced coma after he suffered severe brain injuries in a French Alps skiing crash in late December.

According to the Mirror, neurosurgeons at the hospital in Grenoble where the former Ferrari racer is being treated have still not revealed any date when they may try to bring him out of the coma, while some experts fear that he may remain in a permanent vegetative state for the rest of his life.

The report mentioned that Schumacher is still classed as critically ill following the December 29 accident when he smashed his skull against a rock while skiing, and medical experts said that the prognosis for a recovery so long after being on life-support machines does not bode well.

The report further said that the medical intention of an induced coma is to decrease the brain's need for oxygen to ease its workload and therefore give it time to recover, although the longer the coma is induced, the bleaker the chances become.

It was the fear of a brain haemorrhage, if Schumacher is awoken, which has made his medical team keep him under, with an expert saying that even if Schumacher wakes up, his memory could be 'wiped out'.

:/

[HD]

So, so sad. The man's a legend

[Z]

Oh dear

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Iceman

:/

this is a nightmare

[Iceman]

Also everyday Ferrari post a nice message fir Michael. ..it's quite endearing.

[Drew.]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Also everyday Ferrari post a nice message fir Michael. ..it's quite endearing.

I was looking at these, nice touch

[Iceman]

From the first test today. lovely of the teams....

[Iceman]

JACK DE MENEZES – 28 JANUARY 2014

The opening day off the Formula 1 season has seen further tributes and messages of support flood in for seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, with defending champion Sebastian Vettel admitting he remains in shock following the skiing accident that has left Schumacher in an induced coma.

The 45-year-old continues to fight for his life after suffering severe brain injuries when he hit his head on a rock while skiing off-piste in the French resort of Meribel.

The latest update from Schumacher’s manager Sabine Kehm said the former racing driver remains in a “stable but critical condition”, and it is not yet known whether the former Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes driver will survive the accident.

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Vettel is gunning for his fifth consecutive Drivers’ World Championship this season, a feat that only Schumacher can boast following his unrivalled success with Ferrari during 2000 and 2004.

Speaking on the opening day of testing at Jerez in Spain, Vettel said: “I have known him for a long time and have been looking up to him all my life.

“I got to know him obviously when he did his comeback a little bit more and became his friend.

“It's horrible, especially for his family and close friends not knowing what's going to happen. In that regard, as I said, I'm still shocked as everyone and obviously I pray and hope a miracle will happen and he will come back and be the person he has always been before.”

Vettel was unable to get on-track on the first day of testing as his Red Bull RB10 remained in the garage, but one car that did get some running time was the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton. The German manufacturer, who staged Schumacher’s comeback from his original retirement in 2010 until 2012, are running their new W05sup with the message #KeepFightingSchumacher on it.

Hamilton’s day did come to a premature end though when his front wing failed and he crashed into the tyre barrier, sustaining significant damage to the front of his Mercedes that prevented any further action on the first of four days of testing.

Schumacher’s family have already expressed their gratitude at the support they have received from fans worldwide, including Bundesliga clubs Cologne FC and Schalke.

Aw such nice words from vettel, makes me hate him a little less.

[Iceman]

His manager has stressed again not to believe anything in the media...michael is stable.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Iceman

His manager has stressed again not to believe anything in the media...michael is stable.

..if it's possible for him to have any recovery, then he will have one, I'm sure of that, Eoin...

[Iceman]

I think we are beyond that stage now. I hope not but its just looking more and more unlikely.

[Iceman]

Doctors have begun the process of taking Michael out of his coma.

[Drew.]

Really? if true then this is both great and scary..

[Iceman]

French media reporting it. The same news outlet that broke the accident initially.

[Candy Annie Cane]

I wonder how long it will take...

[Z]

Oh that's a good sign surely!?

[Iceman]

Will most likely be 4-7 days. They will wean him off the medicine.

And yes a good sign definitely.

[Ammi]

..wow, that's great new..

[Iceman]

“Michael Schumacher is responding positively to the process, started this week.”

Please god

[Drew.]

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Please god

..it is possible that he could make a recovery, Eoin....I know someone who did from a similar injury and although he had to make lots of adjustments in his life, there is still so much that he can do...

[Drew.]

I watched a documentary the other week called The Crash Reel based on a professional snowboarder who hit his head and ended up going into a coma and it follows his recovery, It's quite similar to this although Michael has spent longer in the coma a recovery still looks positive.

[ChristmasNeeve]

Hopefully it will go well for him and he makes a good recovery