Michael Schumacher, the former Formula One motor racing champion, is out of a coma.<br/> <br />His spokeswoman made the announcement on Monday.<br/> <br />Schumacher had been in a medically-induced coma at a French hospital since December.<br/> <br />That's when he sustained severe head injuries in a skiing accident.<br/> <br />He's reportedly left that medical facility and was admitted Monday to a hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland, near his home.<br/> <br />Doctors in France had started to lower Schumacher's sedation levels in late January, to wake him up from the artificial coma.<br/> <br />The German seven-times world champion started showing signs of consciousness in April.<br/> <br />The Swiss hospital where he's now receiving treatment won't say which medical unit he's been admitted to, citing medical secrecy and family privacy.<br/> <br />Schumacher's family released a brief statement on Monday thanking his medical teams and well-wishers.<br/> <br />They asked for privacy and said the rest of Schumacher's rehabilitation wi
