Michael Schumacher’s family accused of lying about star’s condition
Michael Schumacher's family have been accused of lying about the F1 star’s condition following a scary brain injury incident.
The F1 champion’s health has been closely monitored following a terrifying skiing accident at a French resort of Meribel in December 2013.
His wife and family have been keeping his condition under wraps as he recovers at their home in Switzerland.
However, Schumacher's former manager Willi Weber, 80, has accused the family of preventing him from visiting and speaking to the star since the incident.
Weber has spoken to Schumacher's wife Corinna and close friend Jean Todt who repeatedly told him that “it’s too early” and to just “wait”.
“I tried hundreds of times to contact Corinna and she didn't answer," he told La Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I called Jean Todt to ask him if I should go to the hospital and he told me to wait – it's too early.
"I called the next day and no one answered. I didn't expect behaviour like that and I'm still angry about it. They kept me out, telling me it's too early, well now it's too late. It's been nine years. Maybe they should just say it the way it is.
"I could understand the situation initially as I always did everything I could for Michael to protect his private life. But since then we have only heard lies from them."
Corrina appeared in the Netflix documentary SCHUMACHER, and spoke about wanting to protect her family after her husband’s incident.
“Michael is here. Different, but he's here, and that gives us strength, I find," she said.
"We're together. We live together at home. We do therapy. We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he's comfortable. And to simply make him feel our family, our bond.
"And no matter what, I will do everything I can. We all will.
"We're trying to carry on as a family, the way Michael liked it and still does. And we are getting on with our lives.”
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