Alex Zanardi obituary (opens in new tab)

Formula One racing driver who took up hand-cycling after an accident and went on to become a paralympic gold medallistAlex Zanardi, who has died aged 59, was a Formula One driver and two-times champion in Cart (previously IndyCar); he was also a paralympian who won four gold medals as a hand-cyclist. Perhaps above all he was esteemed as an inspirational figure who reinvented his life after losing both legs in a racing accident in 2001.In September that year, Zanardi was competing in a Cart ra...