From GMM

On Wednesday Michael Schumacher checked out of a Spanish hospital basically unscathed following a motorcycle testing crash.

The former seven-time formula one world champion was testing for the German Superbike team Holzhauer Racing at the Cartagena circuit when he fell from the 1000cc Honda Fireblade.

Schumacher, 40, was taken to the Virgen de Arrixaca hospital.

He later reported: "I was driving down the start-finish straight and then braking into the first corner I hit some bumps which made me fall. The checks in the hospital showed nothing and I am fine," Schumacher added.

It is believed the former Ferrari driver did sustain light concussion, but hospital tests showed no serious injuries and Schumacher returned home to Switzerland in the evening.

The fall, however, was not Schumacher's first since he embarked on his semi-professional motorcycle racing foray in the wake of his record-setting F1 career.

Italian motorbike racer Max Biaggi told the German newspaper Bild: "If he wants to break his neck at the age of 40 then he should keep going. Motorcycle racing is a dangerous hobby."


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