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Michael Schumacher Suffers Serious Head Injury

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  • #52
    SnowDrifts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,733 ✭✭✭SnowDrifts


    Martin Brundle ‏@MBrundleF1

    "Come on Michael, give us one of those race stints at pure qualifying pace to win through, like you used to. You can do it."


  • #53
    iDave
    Registered Users Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭iDave


    Was hoping this would blow over but the news has gotten worse over the day. Worried now


  • #54
    decisions
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,207 ✭✭✭decisions


    Spent many a weekend glued to the tv as a kid watching him race. I really hope he pulls through. No doubt in my mind he is the best driver I've ever seen.

    I got a little worried earlier when Sky were still leading with the story, but I didnt expect it to be life threatening. Come on Schumi.


  • #55
    MJ23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭MJ23


    Love him, best F1 driver ever.

    Come on Michael.


  • #56
    weekaizer
    Registered Users Posts: 621 ✭✭✭weekaizer


    Genuinely shocked at this news. Michael schumacher is my childhood hero, still remember at age 11 setting the alarm clock at 4am for all those far eastern races to watch him compete.
    Can't believe he is in a coma...
    Get well soon Michael. Truely amazing sportsman and even more amazing racer.


  • #57
    Standard Toaster
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    Jaysus, I do hope he pulls through with no lasting injuries.


  • #58
    velo.2010
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    Hope he pulls through this.


  • #59
    Myrddin
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    SnowDrifts wrote: »
    Just disgusting comments/jokes which I wouldn't even repeat.

    Fair play, I'd rather not even be aware of that kind of shite. It's all attention seeking, immature, w@nkology {apologies to the mods, but jeez, people can be sickening at times}.

    Fingers crossed here


  • #60
    Cool_CM
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    Shocking news, saw it on the bbc site in work earlier but read that it wasn't serious. Hope he pulls through.


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  • #61
    iDave
    Registered Users Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭iDave


    Let's hope the spirit of Hungary 98 helps him pull through


  • #62
    take everything
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    Amazing competitor and one of the all time great sportsmen.
    Hopes he pulls through.


  • #63
    Red Nissan
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    Myrddin wrote: »
    It's all attention seeking, immature, w@nkology {apologies to the mods, but jeez, people can be sickening at times}.

    Fingers crossed here

    If that makes one feel better then fine, reality is there are people who do not fit into any excuse.

    It's up to the hospital, it's capabilities, it's theater equipment, nursing staff, anesthetists, doctors, consultants and surgeons.

    AND their ability and motivation.

    My thoughts to guide the surgeons hands.


  • #64
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Red Nissan wrote: »
    If that makes one feel better then fine, reality is there are people who do not fit into any excuse.

    It's up to the hospital, it's capabilities, it's theater equipment, nursing staff, anesthetists, doctors, consultants and surgeons.

    AND their ability and motivation.

    My thoughts to guide the surgeons hands.

    :confused: All I said was fair play to a poster for not repeating moronic 'jokes' in this thread about what's going on...


  • #65
    Pacing Mule
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,059 ✭✭✭Pacing Mule


    Unfortunately the same mentality of the twitter gob****es has invaded the AH thread too.


  • #66
    rccaulfield
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    Is it a drug induced coma? Thats fairly standard imao!


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  • #67
    Red Nissan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,055 ✭✭✭Red Nissan


    Myrddin wrote: »
    :confused: All I said was fair play to a poster for not repeating moronic 'jokes' in this thread about what's going on...

    I actually would have deleted the post referring to such material.

    We must project a positive image, after his recuperation, we can go back.

    For now, he needs our thoughts.


  • #68
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Red Nissan wrote: »
    I actually would have deleted the post referring to such material.

    We must project a positive image, after his recuperation, we can go back.

    For now, he needs our thoughts.

    Absolutely :(


  • #69
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    rccaulfield wrote: »
    Is it a drug induced coma? Thats fairly standard imao!

    Apparently it was a coma 'on arrival', according to the French news site -
    Former German champion suffered a "severe head injury with coma on arrival "at Grenoble University Hospital and underwent a" neurosurgery ", announced the hospital said in a statement.

    http://www.ledauphine.com/savoie/2013/12/29/meribel-michael-schumacher-victime-d-un-accident-de-ski

    It's not clear though if it was medically induced or not...


  • #70
    antodeco
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,585 ✭✭✭✭antodeco


    For any twitter users, a good explanation of the medical terms etc follow @former_f1doc


  • #71
    Rightwing
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    This man donated €10million to the victims of the tsunami....my thoughts and prayers are with him, hope he gets through it.


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  • #72
    SnowDrifts
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    Rightwing wrote: »
    This man donated €10million to the victims of the tsunami....my thoughts and prayers are with him, hope he gets through it.

    More than some countries and which he tried to keep quiet. Respect.


  • #73
    iDave
    Registered Users Posts: 3,750 ✭✭✭iDave


    Rightwing wrote: »
    This man donated €10million to the victims of the tsunami....my thoughts and prayers are with him, hope he gets through it.

    Also donated to flood victims in Budapest IIRC


  • #74
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    In my humble opinion, he may have suffered an extradural haematoma and the initial reports of him being conscious were a result of the "lucid interval" characteristic of this type of bleed. When things got worse he would have been put in a medically induced coma and transferred to a bigger centre with a neurosurgery department.

    I'd be hopeful that after surgery he will be ok, but again it's only my take on it.


  • #75
    padd b1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,782 ✭✭✭✭padd b1975


    SnowDrifts wrote: »
    Trying to keep up to date on twitter and whilst the majority of people seem to be human, it's shocking how many absolute cu*ts there are on it.

    Stay away from the thread on After Hours, it's an absolute disgrace that some of the sh1te has been allowed to stay up.:mad:


  • #76
    RayM
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    Myrddin wrote: »
    Apparently it was a coma 'on arrival', according to the French news site -



    http://www.ledauphine.com/savoie/2013/12/29/meribel-michael-schumacher-victime-d-un-accident-de-ski

    It's not clear though if it was medically induced or not...

    Gary Hartstein thinks he would have been put into an artificial coma before being transferred to Grenoble.


  • #77
    antodeco
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    Really hope he pulls through. Seems like a type of injury that if he wasnt wearing his helmet he'd be dead by now. The fact he was wearing a helmet can only be a good thing. He's in hospital now and have the best in head injuries there working on him (including F1 neurosurgeons).


  • #78
    flazio
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    Were any of these people also involved in treating Richard Hammond?


  • #79
    jos28
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    Ross Brawn has travelled to Grenoble according to this tweet

    https://twitter.com/MrSolargarden


  • #80
    Donnelly117
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,509 ✭✭✭Donnelly117


    flazio wrote: »
    Were any of these people also involved in treating Richard Hammond?

    Richard Hammond crashed in an airbase in York and was treated in the UK...I very much doubt the same people would be treating Schumacher in France...


  • #81
    SnowDrifts
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,733 ✭✭✭SnowDrifts


    Hoping to hear of #92 when I wake in the morning.


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  • #82
    GT_TDI_150
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,917 ✭✭✭✭GT_TDI_150


    Didnt like the man on the track because of his arrogance and ... ah **** it I was just a schumi hater ... but NO ONE deserves to go through what he is currently enduring.

    Get Well Schumi!


  • #83
    Peanut Butter Jelly
    Registered Users Posts: 1,831 ✭✭✭Peanut Butter Jelly


    Needless to say, I'm not best pleased with one moderator over there.


  • #84
    Sunny Dayz
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    My son has only been following F1 the last two years, fanatic now! He likes Schumacher although I'm not sure he's really seen him race. But his records and reputation appeal to the little dude. I Was a great F1 fan when younger, getting back interested again and Michael Schumacher is one of my favorite drivers. Hope things improve for him, thought and prayers are with him and his family.


  • #85
    greedygoblin
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    SnowDrifts wrote: »
    Hoping to hear of #92 when I wake in the morning.

    And no doubt this will be the greatest of them all.

    Come on Schumi, you can do it.


  • #86
    h3000
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    Let's hope he pulls through. Real legend of the sport.

    0118 999 881 999 119 725 3



  • #87
    v3ttel
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    Get well soon Michael


  • #88
    Donnelly117
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    h3000 wrote: »
    Let's hope he pulls through. Real legend of the sport.

    While its probably an unpopular opinion... For me he was the greatest of all time!


  • #89
    GT_TDI_150
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    Donnelly117 wrote: »
    While its probably an unpopular opinion... For me he was the greatest of all time!

    Is ;)


  • #90
    Frank Bullitt
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    This is the battle of his life, and if anyone can overcome this, it's Schumacher.

    Schumacher is the only reason I began watching F1 religiously, and watching some of his races made the hair on my neck stand up.

    C'mon Michael!!!!


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  • #91
    Donnelly117
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    GT_TDI_150 wrote: »
    Is ;)

    Good point :p I say was because he doesnt drive in F1 anymore...


  • #92
    stevenmu
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    ****, I really hope he pulls through ok. I was always a big fan of his. I know sometimes dominance in sport can make it boring, but in his case I always found his immense talent very enjoyable and inspiring to watch. And while I watched F1 before he came to dominate it, I really grew into to sport while he was on top, and to me F1 will always be the sport that he ruled.

    It really makes you think. I've had a few hard bumps to the head doing various sports, that have left me shaken and wobbly afterwards, and I've refused any suggestion of medical attention. How fine a line there must be between a knock that makes you suffer a bit but does no real damage, and one that can take everything.


  • #93
    shamwari
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,142 ✭✭✭shamwari


    I first saw Schuey racing in Barcelona in 2002 and he quite simply destroyed everybody that day with a stunning pole to flag win. I saw him again last year in Hockenheim and he trundled home a distant seventh. Even so, the genuine appreciation showed by the crowd to him during the drivers parade was unanimous, genuine, and warm. Indeed, a German friend I was with commented that he conversation around us was that everyone had more time for Schuey than a certain other German on the grid.....:eek:

    Events like this really put life in perspective: none of us really know what lurks around a corner, and for someone like Schuey to have emerged largely unscathed from two decades of Motorsport only to be injured like this is deeply shocking.

    God's speed to you Michael and get well soon. :)


  • #94
    shamwari
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    just seen on Sky news that Michael underwent a second operation overnight and that the hospital may issue a statement on his condition at 10am this morning.


  • #95
    Autosport
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    Hopefully he will pull through this, the man is a legend


  • #96
    greedygoblin
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    According to Bild the 2nd operation was to relieve the buildup of pressure on his brain. Hoping for some positive news in the press conference later this morning.


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  • #97
    GT_TDI_150
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    Press conference to come on skysports now


  • #98
    joujoujou
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    Unregistered Users


    BBC News, live as well.


  • #99
    GT_TDI_150
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    GT_TDI_150 wrote: »
    Press conference to come on skysports now

    Only one operation! Thats surely good news!


  • #100
    Standard Toaster
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    No real update I guess, still a waiting game.
    Must be a regular occurance on the ski slopes.


  • #101
    Diarmuid
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    Lots of updates here following the press conference. Sounds like a severe impact, one operation overnight. Still critical.

    Clarkson has weighed in too with a characteristically poorly judged joke
    Jeremy Clarkson wrote:
    The worrying thing about brain injuries is that you can recover only to find you're a midget with a marked Birmingham accent when drunk.


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