A good friend of Michael Schumacher has opened up about the former Formula One world champion's family's grief in a heartbreaking new interview.
Jean Todt, who is the president of the motorsport governing body FIA, says he visits the seven-time world champion "at least twice a month".
Schumacher hit his head on a rock after a skiing accident in 2013 and has undergone two intricate brain operations since.
After being in an induced coma for a little more than a year, Schumacher was moved from intensive care into a rehabilitation ward after he reportedly regained consciousness.
While official updates on his progress have been few and far between, Schumacher was taken back to his home on the shores of Lake Geneva, where he is undergoing further treatment.