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Ex F1 star Reutemann admitted to ICU after internal bleeding
- GPblog.com
Carlos Reutemann, the 1981 vice-world champion of Formula 1, was admitted to the hospital of Sante Fe in Argentina last Wednesday with a bleed in his digestive system. This Saturday, his situation worsened.
According to doctors at the hospital in Sante Fe, 79-year-old Reutemann's condition was stable last Friday, but new internal bleeding occurred on Saturday. That's why he was transferred to the intensive care unit of the hospital in Rosario. They are now keeping a close eye on him.
Health had already deteriorated
With 12 Grand Prix victories Reutemann is one of the most successful F1 drivers who never became world champion. As said he came very close in 1981, when Nelson Piquet beat him by one point.
He felt abandoned by Williams (his own team) in that title fight and turned his back on F1 after the second race of 1982. After his racing career, he was active as a politician in Argentina for decades. In 2017, he underwent surgery for a tumor on his liver and his health had been waning ever since.