Bernie Ecclestone thinks F1 legend Michael Schumacher will eventually wake up.<\/p>\n
Following his skiing fall in late December, the famous seven time world champion has been in a coma for more than eight weeks now.<\/p>\n
News about Schumacher’s condition and prospects is thin on the ground and mainly speculative, and so it’s a difficult period for those who know the 45-year-old well — like F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone.<\/p>\n
Germany’s Bild newspaper said the former Ferrari and Mercedes driver and Ecclestone, 83, have never been close friends, but they have known each other well for more than two decades.<\/p>\n
The report said Schumacher was among a chosen few who often played backgammon at grands prix in Ecclestone’s familiar motor home.<\/p>\n
“I’m afraid of bad news,” diminutive Briton Ecclestone admitted, “so I don’t ask any of Michael’s friends or family how he really is.<\/p>\n
“I want Michael to come back as our Schumi, not someone else.<\/p>\n
“From what I’ve heard, I think he will wake up.\u00a0 But will he still be the Michael we all know?<\/p>\n
“I often think of him and hope for the best, but now waiting is the only thing we can do,” Ecclestone added.<\/p>\n
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