The driver is reportedly receiving £115,000-a-week treatment following a brain injury sustained in a skiing accident but is said to be doing “well in the circumstances”.
The news has given hope the former champion’s condition may improve after years in a coma following the 2013 accident.
Schumacher is currently being looked after at his home by Lake Geneva where he receives constant care from a team of 15 physicians and nurses.
His wife Corrina and children Mick and Gina-Maria are said to be hopeful.
A family friend said: “Corinna and the children hope to this day that a medical miracle happens.”

vCard.red is a free platform for creating a mobile-friendly digital business cards. You can easily create a vCard and generate a QR code for it, allowing others to scan and save your contact details instantly.
The platform allows you to display contact information, social media links, services, and products all in one shareable link. Optional features include appointment scheduling, WhatsApp-based storefronts, media galleries, and custom design options.
The German drivers family rarely speak publicly about his condition but his team were forced to deny claims that he was able to talk after they appeared in the German press.
Recently a Schumacher Instagram account brought fans to tears four years on from his horrific accident.
An iconic image of the record-breaking Formula One driver kissing his Ferrari at the peak of his career has been shared widely across the racing heroes huge fan base.
The picture was captioned: “An emotional day for Michael on 29 October 2006 at the Ferrari day in Monza, with big acts of friendship and also some tears.
“Michael kisses his Ferrari from the 2006 season, a present from the Team. Team Michael Keep Fighting.”
The picture quickly wracked up almost 30,000 likes and thousands of comments from emotional fans.
Fans from around the world left messages to their ”Forever Number 1″, “Legend Schumi” or “Grande Schummy”.
British F1 star Lewis Hamilton has hinted that he could be ready to try to overhaul Schumacher’s record of seven world titles.
Hamilton, 32, won his fourth drivers’ championship at the Mexico Grand Prix, making him the most decorated British driver in history.
That brought inevitable calls for him to be knighted – something which Hamilton would embrace – but he also gave the impression he was ready to double that tally of titles to make him the sport’s undisputed No1.
Hamilton said: “We all know how exceptional Michael was and it is very crazy to think that I’ve matched certain records.
“But there are potentially many more years to go.
“I’ll continue to race while I love it and while I do think that it would be so nice at some stage just to live in one place – socialising, walking your dogs or surfing – there’s a lot of life to live beyond 40.
“I could do the easy thing like Nico [Rosberg] did which is to just stop and retreat with these four titles but there’s more in me and more to come.”