Schumacher showing 'improvement' although 'still long way from full recovery': Ex F1 star

Former Formula One star Jean Alesi has revealed that he believes the legendary Michael Schumacher is showing signs of improvement, although he is still a long way from recovering fully.

The seven-time retired world champion has been in an induced coma in Grenoble hospital since Dec 29 after a skiing accident in the resort of Meribel.

According to the Mirror, Alesi, who raced against Schumacher for a decade until his retirement in 2001, said that he felt his former on-track rival seemed to be getting better during his last visit to the hospital, albeit he is a long way from recovering fully.

Alesi further said that he felt a relief among Schumacher's family, 'a great happiness' at how things were developing.

The report mentioned that it is the second positive piece of news about Schumacher in the last week after his manager, Sabine Kehm, said that the F1 star is showing 'moments of consciousness and awakening'.