Michael Schumacher “is out of danger” and has been moved to a rehabilitation ward at Grenoble hospital, according to reports.

German magazine Bunte wrote the seven-time Formula 1 champion, who has been in hospital since he struck his head on a rock during a skiing accident in Meribel on 29 December, was moved on Thursday.

Schumacher, 45, had shown “moments of consciousness” in April, after being placed in a medically-induced coma.

Schumacher has been hospitalised since late December

However, the chances of Schumacher recovering have all but disappeared, amid speculation he is in a vegetative state, meaning the German is awake but unable to move or speak.

Former Benetton team boss Flavio Briatore, who won his first world championship with Schumacher as his driver in the 90s, said “no news is not good news”.

“I’m quite afraid, and virtually certain, we will never have any good news about Michael,” Briatore told Italy’s Radio 24. “There is no news because the family is very closed. They are not communicating. But surely no news in this case is not good news.”

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• F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain – Previews

  SAKHIR, BAHRAIN – APRIL 03: A message of support for former F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher is seen along the armco on the main straight during previews for the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 3, 2014 in Sakhir, Bahrain. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

• F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain – Previews

  SAKHIR, BAHRAIN – APRIL 03: A message of support for former F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher is seen along the armco on the main straight during previews for the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 3, 2014 in Sakhir, Bahrain. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

• F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain – Previews

  SAKHIR, BAHRAIN – APRIL 03: A message of support for former F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher is seen along the armco on the main straight during previews for the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 3, 2014 in Sakhir, Bahrain. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

• F1 Grand Prix of Malaysia – Race

  KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – MARCH 30: Fans show their support for Michael Schumacher in the paddock during the Malaysia Formula One Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit on March 30, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

• Australian F1 Grand Prix – Practice

  MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 14: The signature insignia of Michael Schumacher is seen on the visor of the drivers helmet of Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Infiniti Red Bull Racing as he prepares to drive during practice for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park on March 14, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

• Australian F1 Grand Prix – Practice

  MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – MARCH 14: The signature insignia of Michael Schumacher is seen on the visor of the drivers helmet of Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Infiniti Red Bull Racing as he prepares to drive during practice for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix at Albert Park on March 14, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

• AUTO-PRIX-AUS-F1

  Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain speeds out of the pits with a special tribute to Michael Schumacher written on the side during the first practice session at the Formula One Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne on March 14, 2014. AFP PHOTO/William WEST
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• Motor Racing – Formula One Testing – Day 2 – Jerez, Spain

  A Ferrari pit board showing support for Michael Schumacher (GER).Formula One Testing, Day Two, Wednesday 29th January 2014. Jerez, Spain.

• Motor Racing – Formula One Testing – Preparations – Jerez, Spain

  Ferrari send their best wishes to Michael Schumacher (GER).Formula One Testing, Preparations, Monday 27th January 2014. Jerez, Spain.

• Motor Racing – Formula One Testing – Preparations – Jerez, Spain

  Ferrari send their best wishes to Michael Schumacher (GER).Formula One Testing, Preparations, Monday 27th January 2014. Jerez, Spain.

• F1 Testing in Jerez – Day One

  JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA, SPAIN – JANUARY 28: Message of support for Michael Schumacher is seen on the new Mercedes W05 during day one of Formula One Winter Testing at the Circuito de Jerez on January 28, 2014 in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. (Photo by Ker Robertson/Getty Images)

• AUTO-F1-ESP-TEST-MERCEDES

  Mercedes AMG Petronas’ British driver Lewis Hamilton drives the new Mercedes W05 displaying a message of support for seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher during the Formula One pre-season test days at Jerez racetrack in Jerez on January 28, 2014. AFP PHOTO / JORGE GUERRERO (Photo credit should read Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images)

• FRANCE-GERMANY-AUTO-F1-SKIING-ACCIDENT-SCHUMACHER

  Young fans of German Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher hold a banner reading ‘Happy Birthday Schumi’ to mark his 45th birthday outside the Grenoble University Hospital Centre on January 3, 2014. Fans of Michael Schumacher gathered for a silent vigil for the Formula One legend’s 45th birthday as he lay in a coma in a hospital in the Alpine city of Grenoble after a weekend skiing accident. AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE DESMAZES (Photo credit should read PHILIPPE DESMAZES/AFP/Getty Images)

• FRANCE-GERMANY-AUTO-F1-SKIING-ACCIDENT-SCHUMACHER

  Fans of German Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher hold flags of the Ferrari Formula One team as they stand in front of the Grenoble University Hospital Centre, to mark his 45th birthday, on January 3, 2014. Fans of Michael Schumacher gathered on January 3 for a silent vigil for the Formula One legend’s 45th birthday as he lay in a coma in a French hospital after a weekend skiing accident. AFP PHOTO / JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT (Photo credit should read JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT/AFP/Getty Images)

• Michael Schumacher Remains Critically Ill After Skiing Accident

  GRENOBLE, FRANCE – JANUARY 03: Fans project a message reading ’45 – Schumi Stay strong! Keep fighting!’ on a wall of the Grenoble University Hospital Centre where former German Formula One driver Michael Schumacher is being treated for a severe head injury following a skiing accident on Sunday in Meribel on January 3, 2014 in Grenoble, France. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)

• Michael Schumacher Remains Critically Ill After Skiing Accident

  GRENOBLE, FRANCE – JANUARY 03: Fans project a message reading ’45 – Schumi Stay strong! Keep fighting!’ on a wall of the Grenoble University Hospital Centre where former German Formula One driver Michael Schumacher is being treated for a severe head injury following a skiing accident on Sunday in Meribel on January 3, 2014 in Grenoble, France. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)