14 Feb 2014

Schumacher still in waking up phase

6:53 am on 14 February 2014

Former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is still in the wake-up phase from an artificial coma at a Grenoble hospital.

The 45-year-old German has undergone two operations since sustaining brain injuries after slamming his head on a rock while skiing off-piste in the French Alps resort of Meribel on December 29th.

The seven-times world champion was in a stable but critical condition until late January and doctors started lowering his sedation level two weeks ago to wake him up progressively.