Michael Schumacher in coma: sport in shock as former Formula One world champion battles for life Vettel, who was dubbed "Baby Schumi" early in his career and who learnt to race at the same Kerpen kart track as his idol, has always credited Schumacher as the inspiration behind his own rise. "I am shocked and I hope that he gets better as quickly as possible," said Red Bull's current world champion. I wish his family much strength. "When I read that Michael had received a blow to the right side of his head I couldn't help but think of Ayrton, and pondered why these things so often happen to the truly great," Brundle said. I sincerely hope and expect of course that this incident has a much happier ending [than Senna's accident], and I feel sure that his competitive determination and fitness will give him the best chance. FIA president Jean Todt, Schumacher's former team principal at Ferrari, and Ross Brawn, who guided the German to all seven of his drivers" world titles at Benetton and Ferrari before luring him back to the sport with Mercedes in 2010, were among the visitors at Grenoble University Hospital Centre on Monday. Ferrari later released a statement underlining their concern for their former driver and offering support to his family. "Everyone at Ferrari has been in a state of anxiety since hearing about Michael Schumacher's accident," it read. That includes the president, Luca di Montezemolo, who through the Scuderia team principal Stefano Domenicali is in constant contact with the family and those close to the German champion. British world champions Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton both tweeted their support while Eddie Jordan, who gave Schumacher his Formula One debut in 1991, told the BBC that if anyone could pull through it was Schumacher. "If you were going to look for someone to take on the fight, whether it be sporting or in life, Michael is someone you want on your team," Jordan said. He's resilient, he's a very tough guy, so much so that people didn't always warm to him, but that was his persona and he brought a new level of professionalism to Formula One, certainly in terms of fitness.