German news publication, Bild, has revealed the ‘Secret Service’ like operation undertaken to transfer Formula 1 legend, Michael Schumacher from France’s Grenoble hospital to a VIP clinic in Lausanne, Switzerland. Even the ambulance crew didn’t know who they were dealing with and had to hand in their celphones:

A crude Google translate of Bild reveals:

Schumi under a false name to Lausanne

The way back to a “normal” life …

After 169 days in the hospital of Grenoble in France is Michael Schumacher (45) now in a VIP clinic in Lausanne, Switzerland. There start for him after waking up from a coma, the rehabilitation measures .

To bring Schumacher to Lausanne, great ingenuity was required. According to information of the Swiss “look” of the transport went like a secret service thriller.

The Formula 1 world champion should therefore not have been brought by helicopter to Lausanne, but in an ambulance. According to “view” the crew knew of the car that should have come from the Swiss town of Visp, not who they transport.

The reason: The brief was to an incorrect name. The staff had to hand in their mobile phones, only found out on the spot that Michael Schumacher would be in her car. This did indeed can not talk but could communicate with a nod.

Matthias Volken, Superintendent of Sanitation upper Walli, to “look”, “I can confirm that we have carried out the installation drive on Monday. For more information I do not. ”
The head of the clinical neurosciences, Richard Frackowiak, confirmed that the relocation was “gone very, very good conditions” below.

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From previous reports confirming he was essentially dead and would never awake from his coma, to this.

Phenomenal stuff.

We’ll keep you posted on any further developments.