Michael Schumacher's close pal reveals truth behind his 'appearance at daughter's wedding'

Reports successful Germany suggested Michael Schumacher attended his daughter's wedding earlier this twelvemonth but ex-Formula 1 prima Johnny Herbert has rubbished the claims successful an interview

Ex-Formula 1 prima and Le Mans victor Johnny Herbert has formed uncertainty implicit claims that Michael Schumacher attended his daughter's wedding.

Herbert has labelled the suggestions arsenic 'fake news' aft reports from Germany noted that Schumacher was present astatine the wedding of Gina-Maria and her hubby Iain Bethke. The Ferrari fable has not been seen successful nationalist successful much than a decennary pursuing his tragic skiing accident.

News of the seven-time world championship's beingness astatine the family's £27million villa successful Majorca caused a disturbance with woman Corinna fiercely protective of her husband's privacy, only a prime fewer trusted friends and relatives had antecedently been allowed to sojourn him. Only a fistful of radical wrong and astir the Schumacher household are said to cognize the details of his condition.

Schumacher continues to necessitate round-the-clock aesculapian care aft his life-changing crash. Though helium survived, the erstwhile racer spent months successful a medically induced coma earlier being allowed to instrumentality to the household location connected Lake Geneva successful September 2014.

Reports suggested measures were taken to guarantee the privateness of Schumacher with guests required to permission their mobile phones astatine the doorway to debar photographs. Former Bennetton racer Herbert knocked down the proposition his person was contiguous however.

“It volition ever beryllium a closed shop," helium told Flashscore. "The astir caller rumour was helium attended his daughter’s wedding. Unfortunately, from what I recognize that was each A1 fake quality and nary information successful it.”

Neurosurgeon Jussi Posti has antecedently called retired the claims arsenic highly unlikely, owed to the information Schumacher is said to beryllium in. The rumoured information of the 55-year-old would guarantee his attendance would airs large trouble Posti notes, though Schumacher has antecedently been flown from the family's location to their Majorcan villa.

"If a infirmary has been built successful his house, with everything medicalised astir him, it seems that helium has been successful infirmary astir of the time," Posti told Iltalehti. "Based connected the accusation available, I don't deliberation helium leads a precise progressive life.

"Everything points to him being unwell. As bedridden patients, astir radical go truthful frail and stiff that it is nary longer imaginable to get them retired of furniture aft truthful galore years."