(FILES) A file photo taken on December 29, 2013 shows the emergency department of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire hospital in Grenoble, French Alps, where Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is receiving treatment in hospital for head injuries after a ski accident at Meribel. - Absolute reference of the Formula 1, Michael Schumacher, will turn 50 years old on January 3, 2019. The seven-time world champion was victim five years ago, on December 29, 2013 of a ski accident, leaving him in a precarious state of health. The family never wanted to communicate on the matter but according to renowned neurologists, the German pilot, technically out of the coma, might be in a vegetative state. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP)