Michael Schumacher is a motorsport icon, whose achievements include seven Formula One World Championships and innumerable other honors. However, on December 29, 2013, his life took an unexpected turn when he suffered a severe head injury in a skiing accident in the French Alps. He has remained in a medically compelled coma since then, and his current condition continues to be a cause of worry for his admirers and the general public.
Schumacher was skiing off-piste with his son, Mick, and a group of companions when the tragedy took place. He stumbled and hit his head on a rock, leading to a serious traumatic brain injury. Schumacher had to be transported to a hospital in Grenoble, France, for an emergency operation. Despite the medical team’s best efforts, Schumacher’s situation stayed serious, and he was placed in an artificially induced coma to reduce the swelling in his head.
Eddie Jordan expresses concerns
Former F1 boss Eddie Jordan has spoken out about Michael Schumacher’s wife Corinna and the difficulties she has faced in keeping her husband’s health a secret. Schumacher, a seven-time world champion, was involved in a serious ski accident in 2013, and little information has been released about his condition since.
Corinna has been by her husband’s side throughout his recovery, but the family has imposed a “family only” rule on visits, and only a few close friends, including ex-Ferrari boss Jean Todt, have been granted access.
🗣 “It’s been nearly ten years now and Corinna has not been able to go to a party, to lunch or this or that.”https://t.co/4UsfYpe9RJ
— Mirror Sport (@MirrorSport) March 22, 2023
Jordan, who gave Schumacher his F1 debut, is a close friend of the family, but he has not been granted visitation access. He praises Corinna for the courage she has shown in handling her husband’s difficult situation and believes that the family’s wishes for privacy should be respected. He spoke about how Corinna has been unable to attend social events without people wanting to talk to her about Michael, which he believes has made her feel like a prisoner.
Jordan has not been able to visit Schumacher, and although he initially made an effort to do so, he understands the family’s need for privacy and the safeguarding of Michael. Corinna has reportedly converted their family home in Lake Geneva into a state-of-the-art hospital with around-the-clock care, and their winter home in Majorca has also been expanded to help Schumacher in his recovery.
Eddie Jordan reveals he was BLOCKED from visiting Michael Schumacher due to his wife’s strict ‘family only’ rule https://t.co/jOTzLK0QT9
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) September 1, 2022
Despite the lack of information released about Schumacher’s condition, Corinna gave a rare interview in 2021 for a Netflix documentary about the German sporting megastar. Jordan believes that privacy is a vital aspect of sports, business, and personal life, and he respects the family’s decision to keep Schumacher’s health private.
