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Montezemolo believes in Schumacher 'miracle'

Former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo says he still believes "in a miracle" regarding Michael Schumacher's condition.

Yesterday (December 29) marked two years to the day since Schumacher suffered a severe head injury in a skiing accident in the French Alps. The seven-time world champion was in a coma for six months before returning home to continue his rehabilitation in July 2014.

FIA president and former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt said in November that Schumacher "is still fighting", and Montezemolo says he has not given up hope of the German making a strong recovery.

"I think back to this tragedy with deep sadness today," he told Gazzetta dello Sport. "I am close to Corinna, his wife, and Mick and Gina-Maria, his children, and on January 3, the day of his birthday, I will call Corinna.

"Even with this great sadness, I still believe in a miracle. Meanwhile, I will remember the memories of our triumphs."

Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm was recently forced to deny a media report claiming that the 46-year-old can walk again, saying the claim "is not true".

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.