FORMER Ferrari boss Jean Todt has delivered the most promising news yet about the condition of F1 legend Michael Schumacher.

Todt, who now serves as president of motorsport’s governing body FIA, has visited the Schumacher family since the seven-time world champion returned to his Switzerland home to continue his rehabilitation.

Schumacher, 45, suffered life-threatening head injuries in a skiing fall in December.

“We must assume that Schumacher can lead a relatively normal life again within a short period of time,” Todt, a long-time friend of Schumacher’s, told Belgian broadcaster RTL.

“We can say he can probably never drive a Formula 1 car again. But he is fighting.

“His condition improved, and what is just as important is the fact that he is now at home with his family.”

Schumacher was placed in a medically induced coma after hitting his head on a rock in the skiing accident.

He left hospital to return to his family home in September and little has been made public about his condition.

Meanwhile, his son Mick Schumacher, has finished second in this season’s German junior kart championships after losing the lead in Sunday’s final round.

The 15-year-old, who finished runner-up at the world championships in France last month having won the European title, was eighth in the final round of races, leaving main rival David Beckmann to finish fourth and win the overall German title.

Having raced under the surname of Betsch, his mother Corinna’s maiden name, Mick Schumacher adopted the name Mick Jnr this season and finished runner-up to British youngster Enaam Ahmed in the FIA’s junior category world championships in Essay, France, in September.