Alessandro Zanardi is an inspiration to us all. Here is a double CART champion who lost both his legs in a devastating motor racing accident in 2001, nearly bled to death, underwent more surgery in which his legs were further shortened to allow them to heal, fought back through a long, painful and exhausting rehabilitation course. And as if that were not enough, he made his motor racing comeback in 2004 with BMW Italy-Spain, won his first World Touring Car…

After winning consecutive CART crowns Zanardi joined Williams for ’99 but it turned out to be the right place at the wrong time.
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