Offer to help ‘wake up' Michael Schumacher rejected by stricken F1 legend's wife Corinna, ex-teammate reveals
MICHAEL Schumacher
's wife Corinna rejected offers to help "wake up" the F1 legend, a former teammate has revealed.
Italian F1 star Riccardo Patrese said he offered to help the
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Schumacher has not been seen in public since he suffered a serious head injury in 2013
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Michael Schumacher and his wife Corinna before his accident in 2013
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Riccardo Patrese said he offerd to help with Schuey's recovery
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Michael Schumacher (left) with teammate Riccardo Patrese (right)
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World champion Schumacher has not been seen in public since he
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Patrese said
he believed a familiar voice would help the former Ferarri and Mercedes star to recover from his tragic accident.
He told
: "
Then he had the accident.
"That is a very sad moment. You know that sometimes if they hear [a familiar voice], some boys wake up, that they recognise a voice.
"I asked [Schumacher's wife] Corinna if they wanted me to go there and try to help if I could.
"Well, if I could, I would have, but they said, 'No, thank you'.
She said it's not the moment. But that moment has never come."
Schumacher's wife Corinna has spent the years since creating a private world around Michael as he continues his recovery.
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Over the last decade, his condition has remained a secret.
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Patrese
added: "I know nothing [about his illness], but from the first moment of course I was in very good connection with Michael, because of the national team of drivers for soccer for charity.
"He was the captain of the team. When I left, I gave to him the armband of the captain and he was really very happy to do it."
In 2022,
Late F1 legend
Eddie Jordan told the Irish Mirror he tried to arrange a visit with Schumacher, but his efforts were reportedly rebuffed.
Many pals have previously tried to offer help to the F1 legend get back on his feet.
But one former teammate is hopeful that the Formula One icon is "on the mend" after his first public act in 12 years.
His autograph marks the stricken F1 legend's only public act since his devastating ski accident in the French Alps almost 12 years ago.
He is said to have signed it with the help of Corinna as an image showed his initials "M.S" on the bottom right of the iconic white helmet.
What happened to Michael Schumacher?
MICHAEL Schumacher's life was hanging by a thread 12 years ago as medics tried desperately to keep him alive after a tragic skiing crash that left him with horrific brain injuries.
The F1 legend was given the best possible treatment as he was put into a medically induced coma, had his body temperature lowered and underwent hours of tricky operations on his brain.
Back in 2013, the retired seven-time world champion, and his then
Footage from his helmet camera revealed he was
He catapulted forward 11.5ft and crashed into a boulder head first that split his helmet into two and left him needing to be airlifted to hospital for
At one point his family were told to brace themselves for the worst case scenario as the situation was much worse than originally believed.
At the time, medics said
But the coma ended up lasting 250 days - more than eight months.
After he woke up in June 2014, he was discharged from hospital and sent to his home in Lake Geneva to get further treatment.
Since then his wife Corinna and his inner circle of friends have expertly avoided almost anything leaking out about his
Only small amounts of information have been released including reports that Schumacher was in a wheelchair but
In 2019, it was said that
Renowned
Following
Schumacher's teammate at Benetton between 1994 to 1995, Johnny Herbert, described the signature as an "emotional" moment.
He told
"We haven't seen something emotional like this in years, and hopefully, it's a sign.
"Hopefully, Michael is on the mend. It's been a long, horrible journey for the family, and maybe we'll hopefully see him in the F1 paddock soon."
Schumacher now lives at a £50million custom-built property on the shores of Lake Geneva in
Only a handful of trusted people are aware of his current health status, including e
He recently
The legendary Formula One driver is believed to have flown from his family's villa in Majorca to their Swiss mansion in a chopper to
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Gina revealed she was pregnant shortly after
There was speculation at the time that her
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