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Schumacher latest 'is not good' - Montezemolo

Former Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo says the latest news about Michael Schumacher's health "is not good".

Schumacher suffered severe head injuries in a skiing accident in December 2013, which left him in a coma for six months before he finally returned home to continue his recovery in July 2014.

Since returning home, updates on Schumacher's condition have been few and far between, with his manager Sabine Kehm moving to deny reports he was being aided in walking back in December of last year.

Montezemolo - who was Ferrari president throughout Schumacher's time with the team - has now said: "I have news and unfortunately it is not good."

Reuters reports Montezemolo did not give any further details.

"Life is strange. He was a fantastic driver and only had one accident with Ferrari in 1999."

The BBC reports Schumacher's manager Kehm declined to comment when contacted.

Montezemolo said in December he still believes "in a miracle" regarding Schumacher's recovery, while FIA president and former Ferrari team principal Jean Todt said last year Schumacher "is still fighting".

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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.