Former Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo said on Thursday that the latest news about Michael Schumacher is "not good".
Schumacher suffered serious brain injuries during a freak skiing accident two years ago and news about his true condition remains closely guarded. Although there has been no official comment from his family or manager, Montezemolo was not optimistic about Schumacher's condition when he spoke to Italian media on Thursday.
"I'm always checking up on him, and unfortunately the news isn't good," he was quoted by Gazzetta dello Sport. "He was a great driver and we shared a great personal and professional relationship, we also had the pleasure of having our children at similar times. Unfortunately a fall while skiing, an accident, has broken him.
"Life is really strange. He was the most successful driver with Ferrari, he had a single serious accident in his career in 1999 and that was our fault, not his."
Last year Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm was forced to deny reports about his condition and issued a plea to the media not to speculate about the details of his condition.