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Racing legend 'responding to voice of his wife Corinna and doctors' as he begins rehabilitation programme in University Hospital Lausanne

 

MICHAEL Schumacher miraculously woke up from a medically-induced coma earlier in the week.

The F1 driver was transported from Grenoble Hospital to University Hospital Lausanne on Monday and it's now been reported he's showing the first signs of communication since injuring himself in a skiing accident in December.

Michael Schumacher is showing promising signs after waking up from his medically-induced coma [Reuters]

A German report has claimed the racing legend is responding to the voice of his wife Corinna and doctors but as yet is unable to talk.

"He is still going in and out of consciousness but he is having more moments of consciousness more regularly than in April. He certainly can't talk but there is some degree of communication," a source told Bild newspaper.

"His doctors and family speak to him but he gets tired very quickly and needs a lot of rest. So this is kept to a minimal," they added.

The F1 driver is thought be showing the first signs of communication [Wenn]

The family are said to be confident the 45-year-old's condition will improve now he's begun a rehabilitation programme and is showing promising signs.

A separate report claims the 45-year-old communicated with medical staff "by nodding" and kept his eyes "open for long periods" during his 120-mile ambulance transfer to the rehabilitation clinic in Switzerland.

"During the 120-mile road journey from Grenoble to Lausanne, he kept his eyes open for long periods," Swiss news agency SDA reported.

The racer's family remain confident his condition will improve [PA]