Formula One legend Michael Schumacher received a visit from his former Ferrari boss Jean Todt after being admitted to a Paris hospital for "secret treatment".
Le Parisien claimed that Schumacher, who has not been seen in public for almost six years following his skiing accident, is being treated at the Georges Pompidou Hospital in the French capital.
Schumacher, it is claimed, is "conscious" after undergoing stem-cell treatment, according to the French newspaper although there is yet to be an official statement.
And it has also been reported that Todt visited Schumacher at 5.15pm on Tuesday afternoon and stayed for 45 minutes "before quietly leaving the hospital".
Schumacher has been recovering at the family home in Lausanne, Switzerland after he sustained serious head injuries in December 2013. There have been few updates about his well-being.
Todt, who was in charge of the German during his glittering spell with Ferrari and is now the head of the FIA, makes regular visits to see Schumacher in Switzerland.
Meanwhile, another of Schumacher's former bosses has called on the Formula One driver's family to provide more information about his condition.
To coincide with his 50th birthday last January, the family issued a rare statement, saying they "are doing everything humanely possible" to help the seven-time world champion, and "that he is in the very best of hands".
The wall of secrecy, enforced at the request of Schumacher's wife Corinna, was established to protect one of the biggest names in modern sporting times.
But, writing in his forthcoming book, Nick Fry, who worked alongside Schumacher for three years at Mercedes, believes the sporadic offerings about a driver who won a record seven world championships, 91 grands prix, and commanded a following of millions around the world, are not enough.
"Corinna and the family have kept a very tight control on information about his treatment which, I think, is a pity," Fry wrote in his book, Survive. Drive. Win.
"There are millions of people out there who have a genuine affection for Michael, and that's not just his fans in Germany or fans of Mercedes Benz.
"Because of what he achieved, people would like to know about his condition; they are inquisitive and they genuinely feel for him.
"I do think that reporting on how he is, regardless of whether it is good or bad news - and possibly it is bad news - is important because people can empathise with him."
