Michael Schumacher latest: Daughter issues heartbreaking appeal to reignite hope

The Formula 1 driver’s eldest child Gina-Maria Schumacher, an amateur equestrian, posted an impassioned reminder to her father’s supporters on her instagram page.

The Schumacher family have long rallied around one another following the heartbreaking injury suffered by Michael Schumacher, who was left in a coma in an horrific skiing incident in 2013.

Details of the sporting superstar’s injuries are still not clear as the family work to protect his privacy.

But the message from his daughter may provide hope to fans.

Alongside a picture of one of her horse rides, she wrote: “There is only one happiness in life, to love and to be loved #keepfighting.”

The slogan is the same as the one used by the Schumacher family’s charitable foundation of the same name, and relates back to the words of the man himself.

In 2007 he said: “I’ve always believed that you should never, ever give up and you should always keep fighting even when there’s only a slightest chance.” 

It comes after a family friend revealed Mr Schumacher’s family are still hoping for a “medical miracle” as the F1 legend recovers from his injuries.

The driver is reportedly receiving £115,000-a-week treatment following a brain injury sustained in the skiing accident and is said to be doing “well in the circumstances”. He came out of his coma in 2014, and then moved from hospital to his home in Lake Geneva where he receives constant care from a team of 15 physicians and nurses.

The news has given hope the former champion’s condition may improve after years of treatment following the 2013 accident.

His wife Corinna Betschi 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.”

The German driver’s 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.