Seven-times World Champion being kept in an induced coma; Doctors unable to "express themselves" on future prognosis but currently do not believe a second operation is necessary; No further updates expected on Monday
Tuesday 31 December 2013 10:40, UK
Doctors in Grenoble treating Michael Schumacher have reported that the former F1 World Champion remains in a critical condition after his skiing accident.
Among the doctors in attendance is Gerard Saillant, a leading brain surgeon from Paris and friend of the seven-times World Champion. It was Saillant who operated on Schumacher after he suffered a broken leg in the 1999 British GP. "It's just as a friend that I'm here, so I can't answer any questions that are not in my domain," he said. "We're all concerned by his state and it's been extremely well explained, the doctors can't tell you anymore. "It's not that they don't want to or are not able to. They are working hour-by-hour and it's at that level that one can make decisions." FIA President Jean Todt and former Mercedes Team Principal Ross Brawn, who both worked alongside Schumacher during his record-breaking run of success at Ferrari a decade ago, have also visited the hospital.
