Many call it the cruelest of ironies, and after surviving nearly two decades in his lightning-paced profession, F1 driver Michael Schumacher was said to be involved in a near-fatal incident shortly after his retirement.

This included a traumatic brain injury and horrific ski accident in the French Alps. Since then, he is yet to be seen in public as his loved ones maintain strict privacy about his location and health while also limiting visits to a smaller inner circle of family and friends.

Fellow German F1 racer Christian Danner shared what he knows about the condition and expressed hope to see him again on the circuit. "However he looks or under whatever condition he's alive, I don't know, but I want to see him again," Danner said in an emotional tone.