Ex-Formula One Champion in 'Critical Condition' After Accident

<p>Neurosurgeons treating former Formula One champion racing driver Michael Schumacher says he remains 'in critical condition' in a hospital in Grenoble, France.</p>

(FILES) In this photo dated on November 25, 2012 German Formula One driver Michael Schumacher gestures at the end of the Brazil's F1 Grand Prix at the Interlagos racetrack in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is in a "critical condition" in a coma after striking his head in a ski accident in the French Alps on December 29, 2013, the hospital treating him said. AFP PHOTO/YASUYOSHI CHIBAYASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty ImagesYasuyoshi Chiba / AFP - Getty Images
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Neurosurgeons treating former Formula One champion racing driver Michael Schumacher says he remains 'in critical condition' in a hospital in Grenoble, France.

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One specialist said the ski accident was 'extremely serious' and he was operated on immediately.

The German driver has been put into an artificial coma to reduce brain swelling.

For more on Schumacher, here's the latest from NBC Sports.