‘Slight improvement’ in Schumacher’s condition

There has been a "slight improvement" in Michael Schumacher's condition, a source close to the Formula One legend said yesterday, eight days after a skiing accident left him with life-threatening injuries.

Schumacher remains critical, but doctors say there are small signs of improvement and his loved-ones hope he will pull through, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Meanwhile, Schumacher's wife called on reporters today to stay away from the French hospital where he is being treated for life-threatening injuries from a skiing accident, and to leave her family alone.

"Please support our shared fight with Michael. It is important to me that you take the pressure off the doctors and the hospital so they can do their work," Corinna Schumacher said in a statement addressed "to the media".

"Please have faith in their statements and leave the hospital. Please also leave our family in peace," the wife of the Formula One legend said. - AFP