 Formula One’s former top doctor has criticised the early hospital treatment of Michael Schumacher – and warned fans to prepare for the worst. Ex-medical chief Gary Hartstein claimed the longer the motor racing star stayed in a coma the less likely his chances of recovery would be. The seven-times world champion has been in a medically-induced coma since suffering a serious head injury when he crashed skiing in the French Alps in December. But Dr Hartstein said the early care of the 45-year-old may have ‘worsened the outcome’ for his health. Dr Hartstein, who held various key medical positions at Formula One between 2005 and 2012, wrote on his blog: ‘As time goes on, it becomes less and less likely that Michael will emerge to any significant extent. I think that serious lapses in judgment were evident during Michael’s initial management – I have this from usually impeccable sources who have access to this information.’ Dr Hartstein did not offer any further information. It came two weeks after Schumacher’s family said he was showing ‘small, encouraging signs’ of recovery. They also praised the efforts of the staff at Grenoble hospital, in France. Dr Hartstein added: ‘I always knew Michael was adored… and whereas I worried more than a bit about what was going to happen when and if really bad news got announced, ‘I’ve realised perhaps the lack of status updates has given us all a chance to move on a bit.’ Metro
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