article_snippet: In the last couple of years, it has become a tradition for us that us offer the runner-up from the German junior karting championship a test session in us simulator,' added Van Amesfoort. '
article_snippet: This is handled by the DMSB, the German motorsport authority, and that is how us first got in touch with Michael Schumacher last autumn.
article_snippet: Michael Schumacher spent a full day in the simulator at us headquarters in the Netherlands, then us witnessed Michael Schumacher during a test session at Valencia and, eventually, us reached an agreement to compete together in this year's ADAC Formula 4 series.'
article_snippet: Michael Schumacher has since started to recognise family members, according to someone claiming to be a family friend.
article_snippet: Philippe Streiff, a former Formula One driver, told Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher 'has yet to recover the power of speech' but is 'nevertheless starting to recognise those close to Michael Schumacher'.
article_snippet: However, Michael Schumacher's manager has disputed the comments, saying the 46-year-old faces a 'long fight' for recovery and that Streiff is not a family friend. '