Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher has been seriously injured skiing in Meribel, according to French website Europe 1
Michael Schumacher has suffered a serious head injury while skiing, according to a report on French website Europe 1.
The Formula One legend was injured on Sunday morning in Meribel and transported from the slopes to hospital.
The German, 44, who retired from Formula 1 for the second time at the end of the 2012 season, was taken by helicopter to hospital in Moutiers.
Christophe Gernignon-Lecomte, director of the Meribel resort, told Radio Monte Carlo Sport: "He was shocked, a little shaken but conscious.
"It may be a head injury but it is not very serious."
He added: "He was wearing a helmet and banged [his head] against a rock."
No further information on the German's injuries are yet available.
Schumacher, a seven-time world champion, is widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers of all time, having won the most championships, race victories, fastest laps, pole positions and races in a single season.
He officially retired at the end of the 2012 season, having returned from a four-year break from the sport. He turned down the chance to drive for Lotus in the final two races of this year.
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