The heavy Crash of the former formula 1 pilot Alessandro Zanardi, a Paralympic relay race shocked the motor sport – it is not his first accident.
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Sometimes tragedy and misfortune know no borders, sometimes it is hard to believe what life brings, a Single at additions. The dangers of motor racing has known Alex Zanardi always good, they have imposed upon him a destiny, the Sport is unparalleled. A racer, who was nearly dead but survived wrestles again with his life. This story moved in this weekend all over Italy, where Zanardi is until today an icon. However, this icon is in great danger, this time after an accident with a so-called hand-bike.
Zanardi, 53, denied in Tuscany a race for Paralympic athletes with that device for some time to be a racing car set. He was on a downhill road on the opposite side and a Truck collided. The terror is huge, Italy, and the Rest of the Motorsport world are deeply affected, that it caught him again. Apparently, a similar evil, as in 2001, when he survived in Germany, a Horror Crash just and both legs lost. It was one of the worst accidents in Motorsport at all.
“I’m so scared to Alex Zanardi that I stop breathing. I’m a big Fan of his. I’m his friend,” wrote the American formula 1 world champion of 1978, Mario Andretti, on Twitter: “Please do what I’m doing: pray, Pray for this wonderful man.” The condolences is huge, it also comes from the current formula 1, about Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, who appealed to Zanardi’s strength of character: “You know how. You’re great.”
A rescue helicopter transported him after the collision on the mountain to the University hospital of Siena. The whole Drama was revealed: The Doctors spoke of a “delicate neurosurgical Operation”, which was launched immediately. Zanardi had been brought in with severe head injuries and approximately three hours in surgery, announced the “Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senesedas” late on Friday evening. Then it went to the previous drivers to the ICU, his condition was “very serious”.
Severe head injuries in Zanardi
Who followed in the 90s by the formula 1, knew Zanardi, a native of Bologna, as a zealous athlete with an infectious Smile. He was from 1991 to 1994 and then again in 1999, in a total of 44 Grand Prix, among other things, for the Teams of Jordan, Lotus, Minardi, and later at Williams alongside Ralf Schumacher. Now of great concern, these fast to lose many sport enthusiastic man prevails in the F1. Zanardi was not only racers, but also ambassadors of the sport for the Disabled.
The good wishes come from all directions. “You were always a fighter and will always be,” tweeted the President of the international automobile Federation (FIA), Jean Todt, shortly before midnight: “Alex, the whole FIA community supports you in this cruel Moment.” Shocked the British Ex-world champion Damon Hill showed. “For him, his family and friends and millions of Fans and followers, we are praying for you, Alex”, he had to know. The entire motorsports community was with him, wrote to the Spanish F1 driver Carlos Sainz: “Give more than ever before.”
The News Agency AP reported that Zanardi is said to have suffered a head trauma. Mario Valentini, head coach of the Italian hand Cycling team, was hurried to the scene of the accident, reported that Zanardi was still conscious and could even talk. However, it is still not clear how hard the impact had.
Ironically, Zanardi was already drawn by the challenges of racing. Ironically, this guy was as happy nature. A person who can infect others with his Laugh, his joy of life, with his fighting spirit – so tell it to the Italians.
Suddenly, memories are awakened to what had happened to Zanardi nearly 20 years ago at the lausitzring. An accident in the Champcar series, which he had shot with his car, and a competitor whose car was crashed into in him. That he survived was a miracle. In the helicopter on the way to the emergency hospital in Berlin, Zanardi had seven times to be revived. He had lost a lot of blood. But Zanardi survived and returned after a long rehabilitation in the racing. Admired by colleagues, from Fans, from people all over the world.
The life of zeal of the later touring-car-driver seemed simply indestructible. Or, as his longtime employer, described BMW once: “Alessandro Zanardi is a phenomenon and living proof that there are no limits when engaging in a challenge with passion and enthusiasm.” Only two years after the Crash, Zanardi was back in the Cockpit of a this is – rebuilt for his needs. In the German touring car Masters, he was at least four Starts – remarkable for someone with his Affliction. Then Zanardi took on a second career, he won at the Paralympics in 2012 and 2016, twice the gold medal with the hand bike.
And because a Fearless as he is, Olympic champion and pop-up man is always looking for new challenges, he rushed in the Triathlon. Even before the Ironman Zanardi did not stop, and overcame all the difficulties of this Supreme discipline of the athletes. Now, however, he fights his most difficult battle, again.
(with Material from dpa)
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