Schumacher doubtful for French Grand Prix

RALF SCHUMACHER faces a dilemma over whether to race at next month’s French Grand Prix following his second major shunt in a year.

Schumacher spent Sunday night in hospital under observation after suffering back pain and bruising from a smash into a wall at up to 200mph during Sunday’s United States Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The left-rear tyre punctured on Schumacher’s BMW Williams due to track debris left from a first corner accident, which accounted for four cars, on the first of the race’s 73 laps.