Three years after the tragic skiing accident of the legendary Formula One racing driver Michael Schumacher, there still remains to be no official report regarding his official status. The majority of the reports that have been circulating so far don't seem to have any credible sources to their claims, and some have been deemed irresponsible for recklessly getting fan's hopes up.

There are currently a number of reports which have claimed that the racing icon is actually walking again and that he may be able to race very soon. Schumacher's family was apparently able to track down the main source of the false rumors and have filed a lawsuit against the publication that started the rumor. The German celebrity magazine Bunte is reportedly facing a rather hefty fine due to its irresponsible reporting.

After the magazine published the false report on Schumacher's health status which it actually made its front page story, the family's lawyers and agents then released a statement which mentioned that spreading these wile speculations is irresponsible and it gives "false hopes to many involved people."

After the entire lawsuit was settled, it was later revealed that Schumacher was in fact still not able to stand, let alone walk on his own. He apparently still needs the help of his attendants and therapist to stand. The racing icon is also still very much confined to his wheelchair or to his bed while he is being monitored by an army of medical staff.

The racing driver has, of course, been through a lot and is in fact very much lucky to be alive. After hitting his head on a rock during the accident, the racing icon had to be placed in a medically induced coma due to the severity of the damage to his brain. Having survived the first few months of treatment and after waking up from his coma, Schumacher was then transferred to his family's home in Geneva, where he continues to receive treatment and therapy.