They reveal the two tragic mistakes on the day of Michael Schumacher's accident

Almost ten years have passed since the terrible accident that forever changed the life of former Formula 1 driver and seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher on December 29, 2013, but details continue to emerge from that day that make his accident even more tragic. skiing in the French Alps.

Nothing is known about the current state of health of the former Ferrari driver, due to the secrecy and strategy of absolute silence of his wife Corinna Betsch and his children Mick and Gina-Maria, but through the investigation of German journalist Jens Gideon he has revealed, even after a decade, some unpublished details of that fateful day.

The account of the accident, published in a series of podcasts by the German radio station Ard, with the same reporter who recently visited the places involved, gave rise to the testimony of one of the ski instructors who worked in the area, one of the first to arrive after Schumi's fall. The professor, called “Andre” by the journalist, highlighted some elements and errors that, if avoided, could have changed the course of events.

In the first part of the testimony, the ski instructor recalled Schumi's recklessness, referring to the conditions of the slopes that day.. In fact, the former pilot would have chosen to ski even with little snow, risking on an off-piste with a too thin layer of snow and many exposed rocks (in the fall he would have hit his head on one of them, seriously injuring himself despite the helmet).

“Not even on the slopes were there ideal conditions for skiing – declared André -. “It's even more dangerous to venture off-piste on a day like that.”. The witness then hinted to the German journalist that the first error in judgment had been made by the motorsports legend himself.

However, the consequences of the accident suffered by the then almost 45-year-old man were due, according to the ski instructor, to a serious error in the evaluation of the rescue services.. Once at the scene of the accident, those who provided first aid to the former driver did not immediately realize the severity of the damage, because Schumacher seemed conscious to them.

Then they decided to transport him by helicopter to the small clinic in Moutiers. However, his health conditions worsened during the trip – at which point Schumi lost consciousness and was intubated – and the doctors then decided to change the course of the aircraft and head quickly to the most equipped hospital in Grenoble..

In this health center, the former Ferrari man underwent brain surgery and little by little began the rehabilitation process, before going to other specialized centers in the following months.. However, according to the ski instructor, the time lost during the flight was decisive in causing greater damage to his health than he could have suffered after that type of accident..

The mystery of the video

Another element, which from time to time returns to be part of the news of the tragic episode, but without ever having had any concrete confirmation, is that of an action camera (GoPro) that Schumacher was wearing on his helmet on the day of the accident..

Some believe that the presence of the small camera aggravated the consequences of the fall and the head damage suffered by the former pilot, and many others ask for an analysis of the images taken by it at that time.. Nobody knows if they exist, since the recording has never been made public, although, despite assumptions, it was Meribel's own ski instructor who remembered the presence of the action cam in the helmet that Schumacher was wearing that day..

In a recent interview, Jean Todt, his historic team boss during the Ferrari era and one of the few to know Schumi's condition, reiterated and confirmed his friendship with the champion, even in recent times, and that he had seen some Grand Prix of the F1 season that has just ended.