Latest Michael Schumacher news is "not good", claims former Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo

Lukas Podolski with Michael Schumacher

The German is still receiving intensive treatment at his home in Switzerland following severe head injuries that he suffered in France in December 2013

The German is still receiving intensive treatment far from the public eye at his home in Switzerland following severe head injuries that he suffered in a skiing accident in France in December 2013.

"I have news and unfortunately it is not good," Montezemolo told reporters without giving any further details.

"Life is strange. He was a fantastic driver and only had one accident with Ferrari in 1999", the former Ferrari chairman said.

The BBC report that Schumacher's spokesperson has declined to respond to Montezemolo's comments.

Back in December, Schumacher's manager branded claims her client was walking again as "irresponsible."

German magazine Bunte claimed Schumacher, a seven-time F1 world champion, was walking again in a front page exclusive published in the last few days.

The report featured a comment from an unnamed friend of Schumacher's, who said: "Michael is very thin. But he can once again walk a little with the help of his therapists.

"He manages to make a couple of steps. And he can also raise an arm."

But Sabine Kehm, Schumacher's manager, has denied the reports.

She said: "Unfortunately, we are forced by a recent press report to clarify that the assertion that Michael could move again is not true.

"Such speculation is irresponsible, because given the seriousness of his injuries, his privacy is very important for Michael.

"Unfortunately they also give false hopes to many involved people."

Schumacher was on holiday with wife Corinna and his two children when he hit his head on rocks in the ski resort of Mirabel on December 29, 2013.

He was in a medically induced coma at hospital in Grenoble for six months, before being transferred to Lausanne, and then in September 2014 back to his home town in Germany where he continues to receive medical treatment and rehabillitation.

His doctor spoke about his condition in December 2015.

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