I hope Schumacher makes it

I bet he was going at quite a rate. Would be in his nature.

Look what happened to Mike Hailwood; raced motorcycles for years and lost his life in a car crash a couple of miles from his house [was driving to the chip shop I think]. I do sometimes question why people go off piste but I suppose if you're an experienced skier the other slopes are boring. Seem to remember Schumaker saving someones life who would have drowned a few years ago. Was so physically strong that he would have survived most things that were thrown at him but not head injuries. Isn't there talk of some sort of equipment failure that caused the accident?

Yes. Must have been awful for his son. Poor boy.

It does seem bizarre to have survived a career as dangerous as F1 but face death from a ski-ing accident. I'm not a fan but wish him well. No one deserves to have their life cut short under any circumstances.

So very sad when anyone has such a dreadful accident but doubly sad in the case of a young, strong man with so much going for him. In all the reports nobody has mentioned the poor kid who was there when it happened. So traumatic for him.

Terrible news. I am a big F1 fan and always admired MS. To think of the dangers he faced during his career and then something like this happens. I can understand someone like him going off piste for the challenge and adrenalin rush.

Just been watching the news and was shocked to hear the prognosis is not too good. It is so sad, and a sobering thought that life can change in the blink of an eye.

My nephew is quite upset as Michael Schumacher was his F1 favourite and he got to know him over the course of a few years. His 9 year old son bears his name, he's so fond of him. The neurosurgeon talked of diffuse brain injuries, which sounds catastrophic. Sounds like his survival chances are slim. What an awful shame.

Terrible accident. Wishing the family all the very best.

Same here. Not sure whether it was wise to take his 14yr old son off piste though. Poor lad must be very shocked.

ditto!