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Alex Zanardi, the former Formula One driver who became an inspirational Paralympic champion after having both his legs amputated in a motor racing accident almost two decades ago, was fighting for his life on Saturday after a handbike crash with doctors telling reporters: "The neurological damage is serious".
Zanardi suffered serious head injuries with fears for his sight after losing control of his bike and colliding with a truck during a race in Italy on Friday.
The 53-year-old Italian was airlifted to hospital in Siena and underwent three hours of delicate neurosurgery before being placed in an artificial coma.
Zanardi remained "intubated and on artificial respiration" and his "neurological picture remains serious," doctors at the Santa Maria alle Scotte hospital said.
Dr Sabino Scolletta, head of the emergency department, said on Saturday afternoon that Zanardi was in a "stable condition".
"The clinical picture is good overall, even if it remains serious neurologically," said Scolletta, also referring to "eye injuries".
"There could be consequences for his sight. For this reason, we asked our ophthalmologists for thorough advice, but the assessment can only be made in the next few days," he explained.
Neurosurgeon Giuseppe Olivieri, who carried out the operation on Friday night, described Zanardi's condition as "very serious".
"The conditions are stable, but the neurological damage is serious and uncertain, and instability and deterioration may be possible," Olivieri told journalists.
"He arrived with significant crano-facial trauma.
"All the bones of the face are fractured. He also has fractures on both sides of the frontal bone.
"At the moment, we are not talking about his neurological state. This is something that we will see later, when he wakes up and if he wakes up."
"The patient's situation is serious, that is to say that he can also die. In such cases, the improvements are slow, while the worsening can be brutal."
An investigation has been opened into the organisation of the 'Obiettivo tricolore' relay race in Tuscany.
Mario Valentini, coach of the Italian Paracycling national team, said Zanardi lost control of his bike on a hairpin turn and made "two rolls" before hitting an oncoming truck.
The truck driver later underwent tests for alcohol and drugs which were negative, his lawyer said.
Forza campione !?? pic.twitter.com/qbSROz7xeQ"Fight as you know how to do it, Alex. You are a very great man, courage," tweeted in Italian Charles Leclerc who drives for Ferrari.
- Fernando Alonso (@alo_oficial) June 19, 2020
Lotta come sai fare @lxznr !Zanardi raced for Jordan, Minardi and Lotus in Formula 1 in the early 1990s before switching to the CART championship in the United States where he was series champion in 1997 and 1998.
Sei un grandissimo, forza ??
- Charles Leclerc (@Charles_Leclerc) June 19, 2020
The thoughts of our whole team are with former driver Alex Zanardi after he was injured in a hand bike accident earlier today.He returned to F1 with Williams in 1999 before heading back to the CART series.
Alex is one of life's truly inspiration people and as we all know, a fighter through and through ??
Stay strong and Forza Alex ?? pic.twitter.com/QOQynYiXQp
- WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) June 19, 2020
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