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Michael Schumacher’s website to be reactivated

Michael Schumacher's official website will be reactivated on Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of his first Formula One title, his Swiss-based manager said, as he recovers from a skiing accident that almost ended his life.

Michael Schumacher's website to be reactivated
Photo: AFP

It is hoped the www.michael-schumacher.de site will give fans of the motor-racing star a "home" as they continue to support him in his recovery, Sabine Kehm said on Wednesday.
   
"November 13th 1994, is a special day in the sporting life of Michael Schumacher — 20 years ago he was the first German to ever win the Formula One world championship title, his first of seven titles," Kehm said.
   
"To mark the 20th anniversary of his first world champion title we will reactivate Michael's homepage," she said.
   
"We hope to thus give the many fans from all over the world, whose sympathy is still unbroken after his accident, a home."
   
Following his skiing accident in the French Alps in December, the website was replaced with a cover page thanking fans for their support.
   
Schumacher is receiving treatment at his home in Gland in the Swiss canton of Vaud after suffering brain injuries when he slammed his head against a rock at the Meribel resort.
   
He had two operations to remove potentially fatal blood clots and was then put into a medically induced coma, but he was allowed to leave Lausanne's university hospital (CHUV) in September after being treated first in a hospital in Grenoble, France.
   
No new information was given about his condition, but the French doctor in charge of his care said in September he was making progress but would need years to recover.

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Mick Schumacher joins Ferrari Driver Academy

Mick Schumacher, the teenage son of seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, has joined Ferrari's Driver Academy, the Italian Formula One stable confirmed on Saturday.

Mick Schumacher joins Ferrari Driver Academy
Mick Schumacher. Photo: AFP

Schumacher, 19, who races in Formula Two next season, will take part in the pre-season activities of the Ferrari Driver Academy starting next week.

“I am thrilled that Ferrari has entered a partnership with me and my future in motorsport will be in red, being part of the Ferrari Driver Academy and also of the Scuderia Ferrari Family,” said Schumacher.

The European Formula 3 champion will be joined by fellow Formula 2 racers Callum Ilott and Giuliano Alesi, along with Marcus Armstrong, Robert Schwartzman, Enzo Fittipaldi and Gianluca Petecof.

“Be sure I will make everything to extract whatever helps me achieve my
dream, racing in Formula 1,” said Schumacher.

“This is another step forward in the right direction, and I can only profit from the immense amount of expertise bundled there.

“It is more than obvious that Ferrari has a big place in my heart since I was born and also in the hearts of our family, so I am delighted on a personal level about this opportunity as well.”

Michael Schumacher, 50, has not been seen in public since suffering head injuries during a accident on December 29th, 2013 while skiing with Mick and his condition is a secret closely guarded by his family.

Ferrari's Museum at Maranello is currently hosting an exhibition to mark Schumacher's 50th birthday.

In Schumacher's record-breaking F1 career he won an as yet unequalled seven world titles, 91 victories and 155 podiums.

“For someone like me who has known him from birth, there's no doubt that welcoming Mick into Ferrari has a special emotional meaning,” said Ferrari's new Team Principal Mattia Binotto, “but we have chosen him for his talent and the human and professional qualities that have already distinguished him despite his young age.”

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