Michael Schumacher's long silence was thrust back into the spotlight this week in France, where a new investigation by sports daily L'Équipe reconstructed what happened to the Formula 1 legend in Grenoble after his 2013 skiing accident and detailed how stolen medical records and alleged extortion plots hardened his family's resolve to keep his condition private.
Michael suffered severe head injuries on 29 December 2013 while skiing off-piste in Méribel and was airlifted to Grenoble University Hospital. Since then, updates on the seven-time world champion have been sparse and tightly controlled by his wife, Corinna, and a small inner circle.
