Michael Schumacher,
seven-time Formula 1 world champion, is in a critical condition after a
skiing accident, says the French hospital treating him.
The 44-year-old German suffered serious brain trauma, was in a coma on arrival and underwent a brain operation.
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PARIS: Retired seven-times Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher suffered a serious head injury while skiing in the French Alps resort of Meribel, French media reported on Sunday.
"He has been taken to a hospital in Grenoble," the resort director, Christophe Gernignon-Lecomte, told radio RMC.
"I can't tell how serious his injury is," he added.
The 44-year-old German quit Formula One last year after a three-year
comeback with Mercedes following his earlier retirement from Ferrari