Michael Schumacher has not been seen in public since his skiing accident in late 2013, with a handful of details about the Formula One legend’s life emerging.

Michael Schumacher with his wife Corinna (Image: STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Motorsport icon Michael Schumacher is currently confined to a severely restricted way of life. The seven-time Formula One world champion sustained a life-threatening skiing accident in December 2013 and remained in a coma until June the following year.

Since then, he has needed around-the-clock medical supervision, rendering him unable to live as he previously did. Information regarding the German’s condition has been exceptionally scarce, with updates about his circumstances emerging very rarely. A Daily Mail report has now disclosed some startling particulars about Schumacher’s present situation.

The 57-year-old is reportedly wheeled around his estate in a wheelchair by nursing staff and therapists, indicating he is no longer entirely confined to his bed. Given the continuous medical attention, the financial cost of caring for the former racing driver is said to amount to “tens of thousands of pounds a week.”

Schumacher’s £30million property in Majorca serves primarily as a holiday retreat, whilst his principal home remains the family’s £50m residence in Gland, Switzerland. Located in the Sierra de Tramontana mountain range, the Spanish property is shielded from public view by thick foliage, towering walls, CCTV surveillance and extensive security measures.

Speculation had emerged that Schumacher had been present at his daughter Gina’s wedding. Nevertheless, it has now been confirmed that this claim is false.

There are fresh details about Schumacher’s state (Image: Clive Mason/Getty Images)

She had wed Iain Bethke in 2024, with many initially thinking that Schumacher had made a significant public appearance. Yet he remains unseen by any member of the public since his devastating accident just over 12 years ago.

No photographs are in circulation, despite attempts by former employees to sell images of him on the dark web – with those involved now behind bars. Visitors to either residence are extremely rare, with only three or four individuals from outside the family permitted to see Schumacher.

Former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt is amongst those who visits. Todt reveals little about Schumacher’s condition as he regards him as a second son. They even watch F1 races together.

The F1 icon resides in Switzerland and Spain (Image: Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

“The family has decided not to answer the question (on his condition),” Todt told La Repubblica. “A choice that I respect. I see him regularly and with affection, him and his family. Our bond goes beyond the past work. It is part of my life, which today is very far from Formula 1.”

Speaking to a French publication, he said: “Michael is here, so I don’t miss him. [But he] is simply not the Michael he used to be. He is different and is wonderfully guided by his wife and children who protect him. His life is different now and I have the privilege of sharing moments with him. That’s all there is to say. Unfortunately, fate struck him 10 years ago. He is no longer the Michael we knew in Formula One.”

Multiple reports indicate that Schumacher requires care from approximately 15 individuals and has lost the ability to speak. He depends solely on his eyes for communication, according to Elisabetta Gregoraci, the former partner of ex-F1 chief Flavio Briatore. “Michael doesn’t speak, he communicates with his eyes. Only three people can visit him and I know who they are. They moved to Spain and his wife has set up a hospital in that house,” she said.