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Ferrari in support of Alex Zanardi on the car during GP of Austria
- GPblog.com
Ferrari will pay homage to Alex Zanardi in Austria. The former Formula 1 driver is in an artificial coma in the hospital after he came into contact with a truck with his handbike.
Zanardi was active in Formula 1 for Jordan, Minardi, Lotus and Williams and also became a CART champion in the 1990s. After losing both lower legs in a crash in 2001, he showed tremendous resilience by winning four gold medals at the Paralympic Games by handbike.
#ForzaAlex
To support Zanardi the Ferrari will carry a message on the car this weekend with #ForzaAlex. This will be seen on both sides of the air intake above the drivers. Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc will both drive this car during the Grand Prix weekend in Austria.
This message from Ferrari came after a last update from the hospital about the condition of Zanardi. A brain surgery would have been successful, but Zanardi is still kept in an artificial coma. The situation is still serious according to the hospital.