Former F1 star suffers head injury in road accident

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Zanardi is an inspirational figure in the worlds of motorsport and paralympic endeavour. We hope he makes a swift recovery. 🙏 F1 9WWOS

Former Formula One driver and twice Champ Car champion Alex Zanardi underwent surgery for severe head injuries after being involved in a road accident while racing his handbike in Italy.

The hospital said the four-times Paralympic road cycling gold medallist was flown to Siena by air ambulance and arrived at around 6pm local time .Sky Italia television reported that Zanardi had been competing in the 'Obiettivo Tricolore' road race for Italian paralympic athletes. He had both legs amputated above the knee, with his heart stopping seven times as he lost all but a litre of the blood in his body, after the horrific crash at the Lausitzring in Germany on September 15, 2001.

 

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