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Doctor admits Zanardi at risk of brain damage
Jun.22 Alex Zanardi is at risk of brain damage as a result of a head-on crash with a truck during a hand cycling race in Italy. The former F1 driver, who famously lost his legs in a horror American open-wheeler crash in 2001, crossed into the oncoming lane on a downhill bend and sustained serious head injuries. Corriere della Sera said the race was not officially sanctioned because of the corona shutdowns, which is why the oncoming lanes were not closed to traffic. Zanardi, 53, underwent neurosurgery and facial surgery and according to the hospital in Siena "was transferred to intensive care with a reserved prognosis". Critical care Dr Sabino Scolletta told Italian media that...
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