Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi has had a second operation as a result of the severe head injuries he suffered in a hand cycle accident.
Zanardi, former Jordan and Williams F1 driver, turned four-time Paralympic gold medallist, collided with a lorry during a race in Pienza, Italy, on 19th June.
A hospital statement said the surgery was "necessary" after "an evolution of the patient's state".
It added that his neurological condition remained "severe".
Roberto Gusino, health director of the hospital in Siena, said of the two-and-a-half-hour surgery: "The intervention carried out represents a step that had been hypothesised by the team.
"Our professionals will evaluate the evolution of the situation day by day. In agreement with the family, the next bulletin will be released in about 24 hours."
Zanardi remains in intensive care, where he is sedated and intubated. His cardio-respiratory and metabolic condition is "stable" and his prognosis is confidential.
Thoughts and Prayers to Alex's family and friends at this moment of time.
Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi is to be kept in an induced coma until at least next week after suffering severe head injuries in an accident on his hand cycle.
Zanardi, former Jordan and Williams F1 driver, turned four-time Paralympic gold medallist, collided with a lorry during a race in Pienza, Italy, on Friday.
A statement from the Sienna hospital where Zanardi is being treated said he remained in a stable condition on Tuesday said his "neurological condition remains unchanged in its severity".
The hospital statement said any reductions in his sedation "to assess his neurological condition", will be considered starting next week.
The statement said Zanardi's prognosis was confidential.
Thoughts and Prayers to Alex's family and friends at this moment of time.
Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi is in intensive care following a cycling accident on Friday (19/6/20), after an accident during a hand-bike relay in his native Italy.
Zanardi, the former Jordan and Williams F1 driver, suffered head injuries in a crash with a lorry in Pienza, Italy.
Zanardi had surgery at a hospital in Siena, where he remains on a ventilator in intensive care.
The hospital said his "neurological picture remains serious" and his organ functions are "adequate".
Zanardi had both legs amputated after crashing in the American Memorial 500 Cart race at Lausitz, Germany, in 2001.
He has since become a four-time Paralympic handcycling gold medallist.
Speaking on Saturday, Zanardi's surgeon said: "The operation went as it should have; it was the original situation that was not good.
"What the prognosis will be tomorrow, in a week, in 15 days, I don't know.
"Serious means he's in a situation where he could die, in these cases improvements can be very small over time and worsening can be sudden."
Zanardi was taking part in an event called the Obiettivo Tricolore, a journey where the participants ride across Italy on handbikes, cycles or wheelchairs.
Thoughts and Prayers to Alex's family and friends at this moment of time.
It was confirmed on Friday (12/6/20), this seasons Azerbaijan, Singapore and Japanese Grand Prix has been all cancelled altogether due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix was set to be the eighth round of the season, on June 7th, Singapore Grand Prix was set to be the sixteenth round of the season, on September 20th; while the Japanese Grand Prix was set to be the eighteenth round of the season, on October 11th.
The race at Suzuka is off as a result of Japan's ban on many international travellers.
While races in Singapore and Baku cannot be held because the street circuits cannot be built in the current climate.
Meaning eleven of the first eighteen races originally in Australia, Bahrain, Vietnam, China, Holland, Monaco, Azerbaijan, Canada, France, Singapore and Japan had already been postponed or called off due to the pandemic.
While the MotoGP rounds at Mugello, Sachsenring, TT Circuit Assen, Kymi Ring, Silverstone, Motegi and Phillip Island are all been cancelled altogether this season for 2020.
Coronavirus, officially named Covid-19, that has killed nearly 420,000 people, with over 7,500,000, cases reported.
Stay safe everyone.
It was confirmed on Tuesday (2/6/20), the 2020 Formula 1 season will start in Austria on 5th July, the first of a run of eight races in Europe.
An F1 statement said the championship would begin across three consecutive weekends, two Grand Prixs' in Austria on 5th and 12th July (as the Styrian Grand Prix)for the first time two Grand Prixs held in Austria in the same season and a third in Hungary on the 19th July moving forward from its original date.
There will then be a two-week break before two consecutive races in Britain which has been pushed back a month on the 2nd and 9th August (as the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix) making the first time Grand Prix will be held in Britain twice in a season since 1993, and then the postponed Spanish Grand Prix on August 16th, then a another two-week break for the Belgium and Italy on the 30th August and 6th September.
All will be run behind closed doors with participants following guidelines to minimise the spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus).
Plans for the remainder of the season were not announced, because of the uncertainty of the coronavirus situation in the various countries that would have made up the original schedule.
However, F1 said it had "an expectation of having a total of 15-18 races before we complete our season in December".
Coronavirus, officially named Covid-19, that has killed nearly 380,000 people, with over 6,300,000, cases reported.
Stay safe everyone. F1 will be racing soon.
