There were positive signs for Michael Schumacher's health after he underwent further surgery, but doctors are reluctant to assume the likelihood of a full recovery.
MICHAEL Schumacher has remained in a stable condition on his fourth night in hospital as he fights to overcome serious head injuries sustained in a skiing accident in France.
The seven-time Formula 1 world champion's manager briefly updated waiting press at the Grenoble hospital where the German is being treated, also confirming there will be no more press conferences until there is further news.
"The good news for today is ... there's no significant changes," Sabine Kehm told reporters.
"Michael has been carefully supervised overnight, and his condition at the moment is stable and has been stable all over the night.
"That's why we don't feel to have the need to do a press conference, because as we told all of you we would only hold a press conference if there's something to report."
Yesterday, the F1 legend's manager confirmed Schumacher was not skiing at high speed when he suffered a severe accident.
Vision of the helicopter carrying Michael Schumacher leaving from the scene. Courtesy BFMTV
Details of the moments leading up to his skiing accident came after doctors revealed he had undergone a second operation to reduce swelling in his brain and internal bleeding.
The force of the crash caused his ski helmet to break in two and the 44-year-old was helicoptered for emergency surgery to a nearby hospital where he has been fighting for his life since Sunday.
Early media reports suggested he was skiing at high speed at the time of the accident, with some claims that he could have been going as fast as 60 to 100 kilometres an hour.
But his manager Sabine Kehm said it was not speed but a "chain of unfortunate circumstances" that led to his crash.
Schumacher was skiing "with a small group of friends'' as well as his 14-year-old son Mick at the time of the accident, Kehm said.
One of Michael Schumacher's doctors, Professor Jean-Francois Payen, insists it is still too early to consider the former world champion as healthy despite his successful surgery.
As a result of the accident, "apparently (his) helmet broke,'' she said.
"That doesn't mean that Michael was travelling at high speed. He seems to have hit a rock as he took a turn. It was a chain of unfortunate circumstances.''
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Kehm added that the accident could have happened even "at 10 kilometres per hour'' and took place during "a normal turning manoeuvre''.
"Michael was skiing on a normal piste with the group,'' Kehm said.
Doctors report 'a slight improvement' in the condition of Michael Schumacher in a French hospital.
"Nearby was an area of deep snow. Michael skied into it. He wasn't going fast because he had apparently just helped a friend who had fallen down.
"So Michael just got going again, skied into the deep snow and then - we suspect - hit the rock as he entered a curve.
"Michael was not going very fast. But unfortunately as he took the turn, we assume, he hit the rock and was catapulted upwards and then struck a rock head-first.''
Schumacher's group was on the normal ski slope run when one of the party fell and Schumacher stopped to help them up.
He then pushed off and attempted to make a turn onto a parallel run but instead hit rocky outcrops that sit between the two runs.
Sky Sports Germany's Sandra Baumgartner says Michael Schumacher's accident has had a profound effect on his home country where he is viewed as a national hero.
Doctors previously said if he had not been wearing a helmet he could have been killed almost instantly.
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The team of four doctors treating the retired F1 supremo said last night he was making slight improvements.
They revealed they saw a "surgical window of opportunity" and carried out a second operation, that lasted two hours, to remove blood on the brain and relieve swelling and pressure.
But the medical team monitoring his progress 24 hours a day say the motor ace is now stable but remains in a "fragile" critical condition.
Fans of Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher have gathered outside the Grenoble hospital where he is being treated for serious brain trauma sustained in a skiing accident in the French Alps.
"The situation is more under control than yesterday but we cannot say that he is out of danger," said Jean-Francois Payen, head anaesthetician at the CHU Grenoble Hospital in the eastern French city.
"We have won some time but we must continue an hour-by-hour surveillance."
Doctors said they were very pleased there had been no worsening of Schumacher's condition and that he was showing "very slight" improvements but they could not say what will happen in coming days and the situation was still touch-and-go.
The second operation had its risks but Schumacher's family gave permission prior to it taking place at 10pm local time.
"We can't say he is out of danger but ... we have gained a bit of time," Dr Payen reiterated. "The coming hours are crucial."
As the most successful driver in Formula 1 history, Michael Schumacher amassed seven World Championships and 91 race wins in 307 starts for Jordan, Benetton, Mercedes and most famously Ferrari.
The F1 legend remained in an induced coma and in a state of hypothermia to give him the best chance to recover from the serious head trauma.
Doctors confirmed a number of lesions remained and he was still haemorrhaging in the brain.
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Professor Emmanuel Gay, one of the specialists treating Schumacher said the German was not out of danger.
"We cannot say that we have won because there are still some highs and some lows, but it's better than yesterday," he said.
A Ferrari fan waits in front of the emergency department of the Grenoble hospital where Michael Schumacher is being treated for a severe head injury.
"He is still in a very critical condition, this has not changed. And we still cannot tell how he will be, which state he will be in when he does wake up. We cannot speculate on the future because once again it would be too early to do so."
Brain scans had shown intercranial haematoma (internal bleeding), cerebral contusions (brain tissue bruising) and oedema (fluid build up).
Further operations have not been ruled out but "strategies" would be considered over the next 48 hours.
"There are still many haematomas in the brain, with little bits everywhere," Professor Gay said.
"That is what makes the situation critical and it needs to be looked at hour by hour, day by day.
A file photo shows Michael Schumacher skiing in the Italian Alps in 2006. Schumacher is in a critical condition after hitting his head in a fall while skiing.
"The situation can still evolve, but we won't be able to evacuate the other haematomas at the moment because they are not accessible. They are not as big as the one we removed yesterday."
There has been huge global interest in the accident; more than 100 media were yesterday at the hospital waiting for word and broadcasting live updates around the world.
The German was on a private trip to the area where he owns a chalet to celebrate the New Year and his birthday on Friday.
His wife Carinna, 16-year-old daughter Gina-Marie as well as son Mick remained at his bedside overnight. They were joined overnight by his father Rolf Schumacher.
Meanwhile, Ms Kehm also revealed a journalist had allegedly dressed as a priest and attempted to enter Schumacher's intensive care room before being stopped by medical staff. Their identity or nationality has not been revealed.
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