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December 31, 2013: Michael Schumacher's skiing accident was a freak fall down to "extreme bad luck", according to his manager Sabine Kehm

December 31, 2013: A journalist attempted to gain access to Michael Schumacher's hospital room by dressing as a priest, according to reports in Germany

December 31, 2013: Michael Schumacher has shown a "slight improvement" but is still in a critical condition, according to doctors treating head injuries he sustained in a skiing accident on Sunday

December 30, 2013: Michael Schumacher's family has thanked fans for their support as the seven-time world champion remains in a critical condition following a skiing accident

December 30, 2013: Michael Schumacher's family has thanked fans for their support as the seven-time world champion remains in a critical condition following a skiing accident

December 30, 2013: Michael Schumacher's condition is still "critical" and he is being kept in intensive care at a hospital in Grenoble following a skiing accident on Sunday

December 29, 2013: Fernando Alonso has warned Sebastian Vettel that he has to deliver when he doesn't have the best car in order to prove his ability

December 28, 2013: Felipe Massa says what Sebastian Vettel is achieving in Formula One is "amazing" and that he deserves to win more world championships

December 27, 2013: Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has spoken, saying that the Formula One owners need to prepare for a totally new way of running the sport

December 27, 2013: The second part of of ESPN's Driver of the Year runs through 5th to 1st in our rankings

December 26, 2013: Sebastian Vettel has told Autosport he hopes that Formula One's regulation changes in 2014 do not spread the field out compared to recent years

December 25, 2013: The ongoing saga of the on-off grand prix in New Jersey has taken another twist with reports in the US media that Bernie Ecclestone has had enough of current organisers

December 23, 2013: Lotus boss Gerard Lopez has told a Russian website that the majority of Formula One teams are struggling to make ends meet.

December 23, 2013: Heikki Kovalainen has admitted he remains uncertain whether he will be driving in Formula One next season

December 22, 2013: Pirelli's motorsport boss Paul Hembery has told Autosport that his company was upset by criticism levelled at it by Red Bull during the last season

December 22, 2013: Sauber has dropped its plan to offer Russian teenager Sergey Sirotkin his debut in 2014, instead offering him in the test driver role for next season

December 21, 2013: Part one of ESPN's top 10 Formula One drivers of the year runs through 10th to 6th in our rankings

December 21, 2013: Formula One's controversial double points rule could still be dropped before the start of the season, according to Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone

December 21, 2013: Sauber has confirmed Esteban Gutierrez will stay at the team next season to complete its driver line-up alongside Adrian Sutil