Michael Schumacher's close family friend and Formula 1 insider Richard Hopkins has outlined why the seven-time world champion's relatives have kept a strict 12-year blackout on new photos since his 2013 skiing accident, warning of the 'degree of risk' and potential 'aftermath' if images of the stricken star were suddenly made public.
Schumacher suffered catastrophic head injuries when he hit a rock while skiing in the French Alps in December 2013. Since then, speculation about his physical and cognitive state has never really stopped, even as his wife Corinna and the Schumacher family have refused to share pictures or detailed medical updates, insisting that preserving his dignity and privacy outweighs satisfying global curiosity about one of motorsport's most famous figures.
