F1 driver legs amputated

I am his fan. I am his friend," tweeted former world Formula One champion Mario Andretti. But what could have been the end of the sports career for the former Lotus and Williams Formula One driver from Bologna proved to be the start of another. Zanardi adapted to his prosthetic legs and was back competing in the final race of the European Touring Car Championship at Monza in driving for BMW.

He had been due to compete in the Paralympics in Tokyo this summer before they were postponed until next year. His most recent feat was last September when he achieved a new Paralympic triathlon world record time at the Ironman of Cervia, Italy of 8 hours, 25 minutes and 30 seconds. It was a record which he achieved a few days after the conquest of two gold and a silver medal at the world championships in London.

Stay strong and Forza Alex," his former Williams team wrote on Twitter. Promoted Listen to the latest songs , only on JioSaavn. Billy Monger has claimed his first victory since having both his legs amputated after a crash two years ago.

The Carlin driver - in a specially adapted car - dropped to last after switching to wet-weather tyres, a strategy which paid off as he surged past other drivers in France.

When Motopark duo Julian Hanses and Liam Lawson collided and took each other out, Monger - who had qualified 11th - inherited the lead and held on for victory. He was seriously injured during a Formula 4 race at Donington Park in April but returned to racing less than a year after the accident at the British Formula 3 Championship. Monger and his family had successfully appealed to the sport's international governing body, the FIA, to change its regulations restricting disabled drivers.

He finished sixth overall in the British F3 Championship, taking two pole positions and three podiums. Backstage, the lifetime achievement award winner Billie-Jean King - a tennis icon and equality campaigner - sought out the young racing driver and asked him for a selfie.

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