Michael Schumacher Making A 'Very Slow Recovery'

It has been months since the latest update regarding the health status of F1 racer Michael Schumacher was released. However, recent reports from an Italian publication say that the racer is making a "very slow recovery."

Alberto Sabbatini, the editor-in-chief of Italian magazine Autosprint, said he received the "reliable and verified information" indicating that the 46-year-old German icon is making a "very slow recovery."

It was revealed from people close to the champion that contrary to what has been speculated, Schumacher "is not stuck in bed" but instead "sits in a chair in front of the windows of his villa" during his breaks from physical therapy sessions. It was said that this has to be done in order to prevent "muscle atrophy."

Motorsport.com meanwhile wrote that Schumacher is already responsive to external stimuli and would often get emotional when he felt the presence of the people close to him.

"In recent times, he has been able to recognise the familiar faces of his family, but he cannot communicate with them. He does not speak and he is not able to perform movements independently. He reacts to external stimuli but for now can only answer a familiar voice by moving his eyes," Sabbatini said.

"Sometimes a tear rolls down Michael's face. He cries when he hears the voice of his children or Corinna," he added.

"It shows that he feels emotion. That his brain works. It is the only way his strong character is able to externally convey an emotion. It is a sign that he is alive and understands, even if for now he is the prisoner of an immobile body," the editor-in-chief continued.

Michael Schumacher went skiing with family in December 2013 at the French resort of Meribel where he suffered a fall. The athlete was put in an induced coma until June of 2014.

Later that month, the retired racing driver was transferred from the Swiss medical facility to his home where his rehabilitation and therapy continues.