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Ex-F1 driver Gerhard Berger released from hospital post Michael Schumacher-type skiing accident

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Former Formula One driver Gerhard Berger has been released from a hospital after breaking his arm in a skiing accident in Tyrol, Austria.
The discharge from hospital comes ten weeks after seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, the man who replaced him at Ferrari, was left fighting for his life following an off-piste crash.
According to The Mirror and the German daily Kronen Zeitung, Berger, who retired from the sport in 1997, was airlifted to St.Johann hospital last Thursday after tripping on a forest road while skiing in poor visibility conditions.The 54-year-old is said to have crashed heavily, breaking the upper part of his arm, and was operated on during the weekend before being released yesterday.A hospital spokesperson said he is on the road to recovery.
McLaren, for whom Berger raced for between 1990 and 1992, have tweeted their support for the Austrian.His former on-track rival, Schumacher, however, remains in a grave condition in a Grenoble hospital after his December 29 accident.
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