Alex Zanardi has third operation after hand cycle accident

Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi has had a third 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 2020.

A hospital statement said his remained "severe" and he is sedated and ventilated in intensive care.

Zanardi's cardio-respiratory and metabolic condition is "stable", a hospital statement said.

The statement described the cranial and facial fractures Zanardi had suffered as "complex".

The operation "required careful programming that made use of computerised, digital and three-dimensional technologies, made to measure for the patient," according to Professor Paolo Gennaro, director of maxillofacial surgery at Siena University Hospital.

The statement added that the next update on Zanardi would be "issued as soon as there are significant changes in the athlete's clinical picture".

Thoughts and Prayers to Alex's family and friends at this moment of time.