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Michael Schumacher 'paralysed' and has 'memory, speech problems' says former Formula One driver Philippe Streiff
A former Formula One racing driver claims F1 legend Michael Schumacher is paralysed and in a wheelchair, unable to speak and suffering memory problems.
Former F1 driver Philippe Streiff, who is himself wheelchair-bound since a 1989 crash in Brazil during preseason tests left him a quadriplegic, told French radio Schumacher is unable to speak and suffering memory problems.
Streiff, who is a good friend of Schumacher's, said: "He is getting better but everything is relative. It's very difficult. He can't speak.
"Like me, he is in a wheelchair, paralysed. He has memory problems and speech problems."
The 59-year-old Streiff was seen visiting Schumacher when the German was in intensive care in Grenoble Hospital, France, after Schumacher's devastating ski accident in December in which he suffered life-threatening brain Michael schumacher biography drivers.