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| F1 legend Michael Schumacher 'out of coma' | F1 legend Michael Schumacher 'out of coma' |
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| F1 champion Michael Schumacher has left hospital in Grenoble and is no longer in a coma, his family says. | F1 champion Michael Schumacher has left hospital in Grenoble and is no longer in a coma, his family says. |
| The 45-year-old German will continue his rehabilitation at an undisclosed location, they said in a statement. | The 45-year-old German will continue his rehabilitation at an undisclosed location, they said in a statement. |
| Schumacher was placed in a medically induced coma after suffering a severe head injury in a skiing accident in the French Alps on 29 December. | Schumacher was placed in a medically induced coma after suffering a severe head injury in a skiing accident in the French Alps on 29 December. |
| His family thanked people who had sent messages of support, saying: "We are sure it helped him." | His family thanked people who had sent messages of support, saying: "We are sure it helped him." |
| They also praised the "excellent job" of medical staff at the hospital in Grenoble, in south-east France. | They also praised the "excellent job" of medical staff at the hospital in Grenoble, in south-east France. |
| Doctors had kept the seven-time champion in a coma to help reduce swelling in his brain. | Doctors had kept the seven-time champion in a coma to help reduce swelling in his brain. |
| 'Hard fight' | |
| "Michael has left the CHU Grenoble to continue his long phase of rehabilitation. He is not in a coma anymore," Schumacher's manager, Sabine Kehm, said in a statement on behalf of his family on Monday. | |
| "For the future we ask for understanding that his further rehabilitation will take place away from the public eye," she said, without specifying where Schumacher had been taken to. | "For the future we ask for understanding that his further rehabilitation will take place away from the public eye," she said, without specifying where Schumacher had been taken to. |
| Relatives have previously warned that "it was clear from the start that this will be a long and hard fight for Michael". | Relatives have previously warned that "it was clear from the start that this will be a long and hard fight for Michael". |
| Meanwhile, the German football team sent well wishes to the F1 legend from the World Cup in Brazil at the weekend. | |
| Lukas Podolski, the Arsenal striker, told a news conference: "I'd like to greet a good friend, who unfortunately is unable to be here. He is Michael Schumacher. | |
| "He is just as crazy about football as all of us. We wish his family a lot of strength. If we win the title, that would be something that would make him happy." | |
| Investigators probing the accident said Schumacher had been going at the speed of "a very good skier" at the time of his crash in the resort of Meribel. | Investigators probing the accident said Schumacher had been going at the speed of "a very good skier" at the time of his crash in the resort of Meribel. |
| He had been skiing off-piste when he fell and hit a rock, investigators said. | He had been skiing off-piste when he fell and hit a rock, investigators said. |
| Schumacher retired from racing in 2012 after a 19-year career. | Schumacher retired from racing in 2012 after a 19-year career. |
| He won two titles with Benetton, in 1994 and 1995, before switching to Ferrari in 1996 and going on to win five straight titles from 2000. | He won two titles with Benetton, in 1994 and 1995, before switching to Ferrari in 1996 and going on to win five straight titles from 2000. |