Motor racing-Vettel keeps Schumacher in his thoughts

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Motor racing-Vettel keeps Schumacher in his thoughts

By Alan Baldwin JEREZ, Spain, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Sebastien Vettel kept Michael Schumacher in his thoughts on Tuesday as Formula One returned to the track after a long winter break with the German great still in a coma one month after a skiing accident. Schumacher, a seven times world champion and winner of a record 91 races, suffered brain injuries when he fell and hit his head on a rock while skiing off-piste in the French Alps resort of Meribel on Dec. 29. "I have known him for a long time and have been looking up to him all my life... he became a friend," said Vettel, who paired up with Schumacher in the annual Race of Champions event as Team Germany. "He is still in a coma and we still don't know in what shape he will be when he wakes up, which is horrible for his family and close friends." Vettel said he had not visited the former Benetton, Ferrari and Mercedes driver in hospital in Grenoble so as not to add to unwanted media attention.

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