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Ferrari fans mark Michael Schumacher's birthday

  • Philippe, a fan from Lyon, waves a flag as he attends a silent 45th birthday tribute to seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher with Ferrari fans in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. His agent said on Wednesday that Michael Schumacher was in a stable condition and it was too early to talk about his further prospects. No further update was given on Thursday, the day before his 45th birthday. Schumacher is battling for his life after slamming his head against a rock while skiing off-piste in the French resort of Meribel on Sunday. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT HEALTH)
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    Philippe, a fan from Lyon, waves a flag as he attends a silent 45th birthday tribute to seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Schumacher is hospitalized

    Philippe, a fan from Lyon, waves a flag as he attends a silent 45th birthday tribute to seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher with Ferrari fans in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. His agent said on Wednesday that Michael Schumacher was in a stable condition and it was too early to talk about his further prospects. No further update was given on Thursday, the day before his 45th birthday. Schumacher is battling for his life after slamming his head against a rock while skiing off-piste in the French resort of Meribel on Sunday. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT HEALTH)
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  • Ferrari fans from France, Italy and Germany attend a silent 45th birthday tribute to seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
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    Ferrari fans from France, Italy and Germany attend a silent 45th birthday tribute to seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble

    Ferrari fans from France, Italy and Germany attend a silent 45th birthday tribute to seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
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  • Michael Schumacher's fans hold a banner to honor the Formula One Champion on his 45th birthday, in front of the Grenoble hospital where former seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is being treated after sustaining a head injury during a ski accident, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Schumacher has been in a medically induced coma since Sunday, when he struck his head on a rock while on a family vacation. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
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    Michael Schumacher's fans hold a banner to honor the Formula One Champion on his 45th birthday, in front of the Grenoble hospital where former seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is being treated after sustaining a head injury during a ski accident, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Schumacher has been in a medically induced coma since Sunday, when he struck his head on a rock while on a family vacation. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

    Michael Schumacher's fans hold a banner to honor the Formula One Champion on his 45th birthday, in front of the Grenoble hospital where former seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is being treated after sustaining a head injury during a ski accident, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Schumacher has been in a medically induced coma since Sunday, when he struck his head on a rock while on a family vacation. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
  • Ferrari fans from France, Italy and Germany display a giant Ferrari flag as they attend a silent 45th birthday tribute to seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. His agent said on Wednesday that Michael Schumacher was in a stable condition and it was too early to talk about his further prospects. No further update was given on Thursday, the day before his 45th birthday. Schumacher is battling for his life after slamming his head against a rock while skiing off-piste in the French resort of Meribel on Sunday. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
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    Ferrari fans from France, Italy and Germany attend a silent 45th birthday tribute to seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble

    Ferrari fans from France, Italy and Germany display a giant Ferrari flag as they attend a silent 45th birthday tribute to seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. His agent said on Wednesday that Michael Schumacher was in a stable condition and it was too early to talk about his further prospects. No further update was given on Thursday, the day before his 45th birthday. Schumacher is battling for his life after slamming his head against a rock while skiing off-piste in the French resort of Meribel on Sunday. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
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  • Candles marking the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher are placed outside his cart racing track, in the western city of Kerpen, Germany, January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
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    Candles marking birthday of Schumacher are placed outside at his cart racing track in the western city of Kerpen

    Candles marking the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher are placed outside his cart racing track, in the western city of Kerpen, Germany, January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
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  • Caps, flags and a shirt marking the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher are placed outside his cart racing track, in the western city of Kerpen, Germany, January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
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    Caps flags and a shirt marking birthday of Schumacher are placed outside at his cart racing track in the western city of Kerpen

    Caps, flags and a shirt marking the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher are placed outside his cart racing track, in the western city of Kerpen, Germany, January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
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  • A cap marking the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is placed on a fence outside Schumacher's cart racing track in the western city of Kerpen January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
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    A cap marking 45th birthday of Schumacher is placed on a fence outside cart racing track in Kerpen

    A cap marking the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is placed on a fence outside Schumacher's cart racing track in the western city of Kerpen January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
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  • Kids celebrate with a placard the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
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    Kids celebrate with a placard the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps

    Kids celebrate with a placard the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
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  • A fan fixes a flag marking the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, to a fence outside Schumacher's cart racing track, in the western city of Kerpen January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
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    A fan fixes flag marking birthday of Schumacher to fence outside cart racing track in Kerpen

    A fan fixes a flag marking the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, to a fence outside Schumacher's cart racing track, in the western city of Kerpen January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
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  • A message to mark the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is projected by fans on the facade of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
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    A message is projected by fans on the facade of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, to mark the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher

    A message to mark the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is projected by fans on the facade of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
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Philippe, a fan from Lyon, waves a flag as he attends a silent 45th birthday tribute to seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher with Ferrari fans in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. His agent said on Wednesday that Michael Schumacher was in a stable condition and it was too early to talk about his further prospects. No further update was given on Thursday, the day before his 45th birthday. Schumacher is battling for his life after slamming his head against a rock while skiing off-piste in the French resort of Meribel on Sunday. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT MOTORSPORT HEALTH)
Ferrari fans from France, Italy and Germany attend a silent 45th birthday tribute to seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Michael Schumacher's fans hold a banner to honor the Formula One Champion on his 45th birthday, in front of the Grenoble hospital where former seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher is being treated after sustaining a head injury during a ski accident, Friday, Jan. 3, 2014. Schumacher has been in a medically induced coma since Sunday, when he struck his head on a rock while on a family vacation. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Ferrari fans from France, Italy and Germany display a giant Ferrari flag as they attend a silent 45th birthday tribute to seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. His agent said on Wednesday that Michael Schumacher was in a stable condition and it was too early to talk about his further prospects. No further update was given on Thursday, the day before his 45th birthday. Schumacher is battling for his life after slamming his head against a rock while skiing off-piste in the French resort of Meribel on Sunday. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Candles marking the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher are placed outside his cart racing track, in the western city of Kerpen, Germany, January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
Caps, flags and a shirt marking the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher are placed outside his cart racing track, in the western city of Kerpen, Germany, January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
A cap marking the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is placed on a fence outside Schumacher's cart racing track in the western city of Kerpen January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
Kids celebrate with a placard the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher in front of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
A fan fixes a flag marking the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, to a fence outside Schumacher's cart racing track, in the western city of Kerpen January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
A message to mark the 45th birthday of seven-times former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is projected by fans on the facade of the CHU hospital emergency unit in Grenoble, French Alps, where Michael Schumacher is hospitalized January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Ferrari fans held a vigil for Michael Schumacher on his 45th birthday on Friday, gathering outside the French hospital where the seven times world champion continued to fight for his life after a skiing accident. Others placed items outside his cart racing track in Germany. (Reuters)