GRENOBLE, France – Michael Schumacher’s wife says the racing legend’s family wants to be left in peace as doctors treat him after a brutal ski crash.
Corinne Schumacher spoke out Tuesday for the first time since her husband’s Dec. 29 accident in the French Alps. In a statement, she said: “It’s very important to me that you ease the burden on the doctors and the hospital so that they can do their work in peace.”
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She asked the international media who have gathered at the hospital in Grenoble to leave. “Please also leave our family alone.”
The 45-year-old Schumacher has been in a medically induced coma since last week, after he hit his head on a rock.
Schumacher, who retired from Formula One in 2012, is the most successful F1 driver in history.
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