F1 News - Alex Zanardi: Italian former F1 driver moved to specialist centre after handbike accident
https://ift.tt/3hsk4HD Former Formula 1 driver and Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi has been transferred to a specialist recovery centre a month after suffering serious head injuries in a handbike accident. The 53-year-old Italian was placed in a medically induced coma and has had three operations at Siena's Santa Maria alle Scotte hospital since the accident during a road race near the Italian city on 19 June. In a statement, the hospital said Zanardi's sedation had been suspended, allowing him to be transferred. "The stability of the general clinical conditions and the neurological picture allowed the transfer to a specialised centre for recovery and functional rehabilitation," it said. Zanardi, who raced for four Formula 1 teams in the 1990s, had to have both of his legs amputated above the knee following a horrific crash in a race in Germany in September 2001. He recovered to return to the track in touring cars before later taking up Para-cycling and winning four Paralympic gold medals. #F1 via BBC Sport - Formula 1 https://ift.tt/OHg7x6 July 22, 2020 at 12:42AM Leave a Reply. |
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