Michael Schumacher to leave hospital next month?

Doctors treating former Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher have reportedly said that he could be ready to leave hospital next month.

The seven-time world champion suffered a head injury in a skiing accident in December, which left him in a medically-induced coma until last month.

According to The Mirror, the German has been able to communicate with his family through eye movements, and medics are optimistic that he will be able to operate an electronic wheelchair in the next few weeks.

Schumacher's wife Corinna is believed to have had a wheelchair-accessible building constructed in the grounds of their home in Switzerland in preparation for his return.