F1 legend Michael Schumacher’s family lawyer highlights privacy challenges in final health report

Michael Schumacher has been away from the public’s eyes for a long time now after his skiing accident. His lawyer has taken up the mantle to speak in his family’s stead about the secrecy around Michael Schumacher. There are various speculations and rumors about his health, and the public is getting agitated after the selective contact with the F1 legend.

Netflix is releasing a new movie based on Michael Schumacher to cater to motorsport fans and their needs. It will highlight the important people in Schumi’s life and give a better overview of his personality and racing career. In the series, Schumacher’s wife issued an emotional statement, “He is invisible, but he is with all of us.”

Schumacher’s lawyer denies plans for conclusive health report

Michael Schumacher’s family lawyer, Felix Damm, has denied any plans to release information about Michael Schumacher’s health reports in the near future. He emphasizes the critical need for privacy during such times for the family. In his statement, Felix mentions the constant pressure from the press for regular updates, and he rightly recognizes the importance of this consideration.

Felix Damm
Felix Damm has been protecting the interests of Michael Schumacher’s family since 2008 regarding issues relating to privacy and the dissemination of news in the media (news.italy24.press)

Felix believes that providing a ‘final report’ will not bring closure to the matter, as the media will continue to seek new updates over time. This ongoing press attention will only add to the family’s grief and make their situation even more challenging.

“We also considered whether a final announcement about Michael’s state of health could be the right way to go about it. But that wouldn’t have been the end of it and there would have had to be permanently updated ‘water level reports’. Because as a person affected, it is not in your hands to order the media to draw a line under the matter.”

“The media could take up such a report again and again and ask: ‘And how does it look now?’, one, two, three months or years after the report. And if we then wanted to take action against this reporting, we would have to deal with the argument of voluntary self-opening.”

What was Michael Schumacher’s accident?

In December 2013, Michael Schumacher was skiing in Switzerland in the French Alps. He was skiing off-piste with his son when he had a horrendous accident in the heat. Schumacher crashed and he hit his head on a car. Although, both Schumacher and Mick were wearing helmets, the impact of the crash was so hard that Michael had severe head injury and trauma.

Schumacher's wife Corinna (right) has protected his privacy since he came out of a coma (Credit: Alamy)
Schumacher’s wife Corinna (right) has protected his privacy since he came out of a coma (Credit: Getty Images)

He went into a medically induced coma in 2014 and he had to undergo surgeries to stabilize his condition. Michael is currently rehabilitating in their home in Gland, Switzerland and only a selected group of people have the permission to meet him.

We pray for Michael’s speedy recovery and may god give more power to his family, what are your thoughts about the tragedy that befell Mick Schumacher.

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