But later, in front of the press that surrounds him, Zanardi tries to stay positive. [6], Still recovering, Zanardi missed the beginning of the 1994 season while he was working as a test driver for Lotus,[7] but he returned in the Spanish Grand Prix, replacing Pedro Lamy, who had been injured in a testing crash. [3] His sister Cristina was a promising swimmer prior to her death in an automobile collision in 1979. However, Reynard Commercial Director Rick Gorne managed to secure Zanardi a test drive at Homestead with Chip Ganassi Racing. [23] Dutch driver Nyck de Vries won the CIK-FIA Karting World Championship in 2010 and 2011 with Zanardi karts. He felt that finding a race seat would be easy with Formula One experience but no teams took any interest. Zanardi out-qualified Schumacher at Monaco by over half a second. Zanardis accident led to the creation for safety teams a kit of medical supplies to be used in traumatic injuries. wanted to personally present his book to the doctors and nurses at the hospital who had helped save his life after the crash. Alex Zanardi in action during the first day of para-cycling road in the time trial H5, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. (Xinhua/Jin Yu), https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-170402-rome-april-2-2017-xinhua-former-f1-driver-and-paracyclist-italians-137244593.html. [8] Zanardi was named Rookie of the Year. Everything is fine, he says, but the racetrack is insidious, since there is only a small dry line. [56][57], He was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2013. [2], A win came at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the final race of the 1996 season, where he conducted a highly risky overtake at the Corkscrew corner (known to many racing fans as "The Pass"; the maneuver was banned for future years), on race leader Bryan Herta, having fought his way through the field. Another briefing with Glock, Spengler and Roberto Ravaglia, the owner of the Roal Motosport team, is necessary to define the driving shifts. He will return behind the steering wheel from 3:45am to 4:50am. With that time, he also ranked fifth overall in the competition. 2016 Goodwood Festival of Speed, Sussex, UK, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-timo-glock-alex-zanardi-and-bruno-spengler-artwork-on-the-works-bmw-115702491.html, Winner ceremony to give silver medal to Alex Zanardi, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-winner-ceremony-to-give-silver-medal-to-alex-zanardi-135897882.html, Alex Zanardi at Goodwood Festival of Speed, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-alex-zanardi-at-goodwood-festival-of-speed-134738775.html, A lot of journalists trying to have an interview with the champion Alex Zanardi, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-a-lot-of-journalists-trying-to-have-an-interview-with-the-champion-135897878.html, alex zanardi bologna motor show 2008 photo damiano fiornetini/markanews, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-alex-zanardi-bologna-motor-show-2008-photo-damiano-fiornetinimarkanews-22609427.html. Zanardis skin cannot disperse heat like that of a normal person. Sitemap. When Zanardi returns to drive, from 9:07am to 10:27am, his Z4 is 13th. The CART series race will be held in July 15. In the off-season, he tested for Benetton, but he contracted with Lotus for 1993. [2], Alex Zanardi was born in Bologna, Italy, son of Dino and Anna Zanardi. File photo dated 08-09-2012 of Italy's Alex Zanardi. SATURDAY 25/7 Very little time remains now for the race to start, but commitments are not over yet. [4], Zanardi began racing karts at age 13. Photo: UWE ANSPACH, https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-handbiker-and-former-racing-driver-alex-zanardi-drives-on-the-hockenheimring-55306071.html, https://www.alamy.com/mantova-italy-06-sep-2019-alex-zanardi-durante-in-against-interno-of-festivaletteratura-in-piazza-castello-a-mantova-during-mi-chiamo-alex-zanardi-and-sono-un-pilota-discussione-tra-alex-zanardi-and-francesco-abate-con-gianluca-gasparini-events-credit-lpsalessio-tarpinialamy-live-news-image271569041.html.