There has not been that much information shared to the public about the current health condition of retired Formula One (F1) world champion Michael Schumacher, but recently former Mercedes Benz Team Principal Ross Brawn has revealed that he is in constant communication with the German racing legend’s family. Mr Brawn said that Schumacher is slowly recovering.

Mr Brawn has been a regular visitor to the Schumacher family, reported UK’s Mirror. The 60-year-old former F1 engineer stated that he and the family of the racing legend try to keep a balance between physical visits and phone call updates as the family does not want to share a lot of information about the F1 star’s health condition since he was brought home to continue rehabilitation.

"I’ve been to see him a few times, Corinna, his wife, calls me occasionally and keeps me updated,” Mr Brawn revealed. “We just keep praying every day that he’ll recover to a stage where, it’s slow, but there’s always hope.”

Regrettably, Mr. Brawn did not disclose any clear information about how Schumacher is recovering after waking up from medically-induced coma. Devoted fans of the racing star, however, continue to yearn for more positive updates about their German icon.

In December 2013, Schumacher had a skiing accident while vacationing in the French Alps. Although he was wearing a helmet at that time, Schumacher still sustained severed traumatic head injuries when he fell and hit his head on a rock. He was immediately put in a medically-induced coma.

In June 2014, it has been reported that Schumacher has woken up from coma. Then he was transferred to his house in Lausanne to continue his rehabilitation and recovery. As Schumacher’s health condition continues to improve, Express recently reported that the medical bills had hit £115,000 (AU$ 243,000) a week. Corinna, alongside their children, Mick and Gina-Marie, and a specialised medical team of doctors, nurses, and therapists aid the F1 legend with his recovery.

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