Schumi has beaten lung infection

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher, lying in a coma in a French hospital since a December skiing accident, has overcome a lung infection, German daily Bild reported on Friday.

The newspaper had reported two days earlier that Schumacher had contracted pneumonia last week, but it said on Friday that the infection in fact had happened earlier and “this week no longer spells an acute danger”.

“Therefore Schumi has already won the fight against pneumonia,” said the top-selling daily.

Meanwhile, Schumacher’s family said they were confident that the champion Formula One driver will win his latest challenge.