{"id":292511,"date":"2023-10-30T14:25:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=292511"},"modified":"2023-10-30T14:25:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:25:39","slug":"michael-schumachers-lawyer-explains-lack-of-update-on-f1-icons-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/racing\/f1\/michael-schumachers-lawyer-explains-lack-of-update-on-f1-icons-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Schumacher&apos;s lawyer explains lack of update on F1 icon&apos;s state"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Michael Schumacher&#8217;s lawyer explains why there&#8217;s no &#8216;final report&#8217; on F1 icon&#8217;s condition &#8211; and even his friends are prevented from giving updates on his state, 10 years on from skiing accident<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It has been 10 years since Michael Schumacher was injured in a skiing accident<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There has always been extensive privacy surrounding the German&#8217;s condition<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>There has never been an official report released on his fall in Meribel, France\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Michael Schumacher&#8217;s family lawyer has explained exactly why no report on his condition has ever been released &#8211; 10 years after his skiing accident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time Formula One champion has been entirely out of the public eye since his fall in Meribel, France, in 2023, which initially left him in a coma.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The German superstar emerged from that coma in 2014, but is unable to communicate nor walk. No further information has ever been divulged about his condition.<\/p>\n<p>And speaking in an interview with German outlet LTO, Felix Damm &#8211; the family&#8217;s representative &#8211; has given the reason behind the silence from within the camp.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was always about protecting private things,&#8217; Damm said. &#8216;We considered whether a final report about Michael&#8217;s health could be the right way to do this.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/13\/77173897-12688467-image-a-13_1698671310882.jpg\" height=\"477\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It has been 10 years since Michael Schumacher&#8217;s skiing accident while on holiday in France<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/13\/60528755-12688467-Schumacher_pictured_in_2005_won_a_joint_record_seven_world_title-a-15_1698671764476.jpg\" height=\"467\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Schumacher, pictured in 2005, won a joint record seven world titles during his storied career<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But that wouldn&#8217;t have been the end of it and there would have had to be constantly updated &#8220;water level reports&#8221;, and it would not have been up to the family when the media interest in the story stopped.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They could pick up on such a report again and again and ask: &#8220;And what does it look like now&#8221;, one, two, three months or years after the message. If we then wanted to take action against this reporting, we would have to deal with the argument of voluntary self-disclosure.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Voluntary self-disclosure is the precedent that a person cannot claim the right to privacy if the information being reported or that they are being asked about has been shared publicly by themselves or on their behalf by a representative.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Schumacher family have had to deal with this on a number of occasions, with close acquaintances discussing the 54-year-old&#8217;s condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former FIA president and Schumacher&#8217;s close friend Jean Todt has been among those close to the family to talk on Schumacher, but Damm has explained that even this information cannot be shared with the public.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If it is not the person concerned himself but friends or acquaintances who disclose private information, it is not a case of &#8220;voluntary self-disclosure&#8221; of privacy,&#8217; he explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Therefore, the data subject can defend himself against disclosure of private circumstances even if the information comes from an acquaintance.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the lack of verified information surrounding Schumacher, there remains a huge interest surrounding th former Formula One star.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0memorabilia from his successful racing career fetched a whopping \u00a32million at auction.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A 159 piece collection, which included helmets, racing suits, bottles of champagne and more, raked in a total of \u00a32,081,341, more than \u00a3600,000 over the initial estimate when put under the hammer in RM Sotheby&#8217;s auction &#8216;Full Throttle &#8211; The Schumacher Collection&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/13\/47649443-12688467-Schumacher_pictured_next_to_wife_Corinna_left_in_2005_suffered_a-a-16_1698671787919.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Schumacher, pictured next to wife Corinna, left, in 2005,\u00a0suffered a near fatal brain injury while skiing in 2013 and has since lived a very private life with his family in Switzerland<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/30\/13\/77173887-12688467-image-a-14_1698671345015.jpg\" height=\"464\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Schumacher&#8217;s wife Corrina (picured with Michael in 2004) has sought privacy for her husband\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/formulaone\/article-12688467\/Michael-Schumachers-lawyer-explains-theres-no-final-report-F1-icons-condition-friends-prevented-giving-updates-state-10-years-skiing-accident.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Schumacher&#8217;s lawyer explains why there&#8217;s no &#8216;final report&#8217; 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