Doctors of Alex Zanardi begin process of bringing him out of coma

Doctors at the hospital treating Former Formula 1 driver Alex Zanardi have begun the process of bringing him out a medically induced coma.

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 statement from the Aou Senese Hospital in Siena where he is being treated said his neurological condition remained “serious” and that it would take “a few days” to complete “further evaluation”.

Zanardi’s prognosis remains confidential and a further update will be issued next week, the statement said.