Overview
- Riccardo Patrese told Hochgepokert he was informed Michael Schumacher can sit up, look around and make eye contact, and he recognises familiar faces.
- Patrese said he is sure Schumacher does not know he is a seven-time world champion following his 2013 brain injury.
- He acknowledged he has not visited Schumacher since the accident and said his information came via a friend rather than direct observation.
- Reports earlier in the week, led by the Daily Mail, said Schumacher is no longer bedbound and is moved in a wheelchair at homes in Majorca and Gland.
- Schumacher’s care remains tightly controlled by his wife, Corinna, and a small medical team, with very limited visitors reportedly including figures such as Ross Brawn.