Schumacher suffers motorcycle falls

Michael Schumacher

(GMM) Michael Schumacher on Monday was unhurt in a 80kph fall as he continued his foray into the world of motorcycle racing.

Bild newspaper claims that the fall, at the Lausitzring circuit in Germany, was one of three falls in total for the former seven time world champion since he began regularly sampling the thrills of two-wheeled action.

On Monday, the 39-year-old was testing an IDM (German Superbike) Honda when he crashed. "This sort of thing happens," he told Bild, a German newspaper.

Schumacher's other falls reportedly occurred in April, at the Bresse circuit in France.

His wife, Corinna, told the Frankfurt newspaper FAS that she will not forbid Schumacher from riding.

"Michael knows exactly what he is doing," she said. "I trust him absolutely and will not begrudge him his fun."

Schumacher will test Ferrari's current formula one car, the F2008, in Barcelona on Wednesday.