2014/06/07

F1: Schumacher: Give us hope, Sabine

F1-legend Michael Schumacher has been in a coma for well over five months now. And the longer it takes to get some (good) news, the more frustrating it gets. Why don't we get any updates of the condition of our hero? In my eyes, Michael's manager Sabine Kehm is handeling the situation completely wrong.

Of course I understand that the last thing the family wants (and needs) now are journalists from all over the world who camp in front of the Grenoble hospital and keep asking questions. And if you keep in mind that some people have tried to get in Michael's room to get a scoop, it's clear the family is happy the whole Schumi story isn't in the news anymore.

But then there is us, Michael's long-time fans who are worried about his condition and we don't get any news either. We only get rumours that either give us more hope, or that take our hope away. And we don't even know if they are true. "Don't believe any rumours", is Kehm's message. Well, that gets pretty hard if you don't get any "official" news. The last official update from Kehm has been from months ago and since then the only "news" we got were denials of rumours. All good news of progress gets denied, so what are we left with?

I honestly can't imagine this is the right way of dealing with the situation. Now there are about every week new rumours, that have to be denied over and over again. Why doesn't she give a statement every week, it doesn't have to be much. If Michael is still in a coma, if the doctors are still trying to wake him up and just if there has been ANY progress in the last few months. Even if that means we get the same news every week, we then at least get some news. And I think we have the right to get some news. Keep fighting Schumi!

Catya Leroux