Seven-time Formula One world champion, Michael Schumacher, has been injured in a skiing accident in the French Alps resort of Meribel.
The 44-year-old, who retired from the F1 for the last time back in 2012, suffered a head injury and was taken to hospital.
According the Irish Times, Gernignon Christophe Lecomte, the director of the Meribel resort where the accident occurred, has said Schumacher’s injury is “not very serious”.
Lecomte told Radio Monte Carlo Sport: “Help responded quickly, at 11.15am. He was airlifted and taken to hospital in Moutiers. He was shocked, a little shaken but conscious.”
The German racer hit his head against a rock at around 11.07am local time, however the director insists Schumacher had been wearing a helmet.
“It may be a head injury but it is not very serious,” Lecomte added.
We wish the Formula One ace a speedy recovery.
