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  1. Iconic lightning bolt returns: Chip Ganassi Racing and DHL to honor Alex Zanardi at Laguna Seca

    Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) and DHL have partnered to bring one of the most famous liveries in open-wheel racing…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #DHL #AlexPalou #AlexZanardi #ChipGanassiRacing #DeutschePost #Iconiclightningboltreturns:ChipGanassiRacingandDHLtohonorAlexZanardiatLagunaSeca #IndyCar #lagunaseca #MazdaRacewayLagunaSeca
    europesays.com/germany/80121/

  2. europesays.com/sk/67476/ Stratil 75 percent krvi, jeho srdce sa sedemkrát zastavilo. Ľudstvo prišlo o muža, ktorý ho učil nevzdávať sa za žiadnych okolností – Ostatné športy #AlexZanardi #jeho #krvi #percent #SK #Slovak #Slovakia #Slovenčina #Slovensko #Šport #Sports #srdce #stratil

  3. europesays.com/sk/66219/ Príbeh o láske k životu. Alex Zanardi nám všetkým dokázal, že sa nemáme na čo vyhovárať | Magazín F1 #AlexZanardi #SK #Slovak #Slovakia #Slovenčina #Slovensko #Šport #Sports #video

  4. RE: mastodon.uno/@diggita/11533271

    Interessante (e un po’ desolante) vedere come nel @fediverso molti hashtag stiano diventando territorio di conquista per bot che pubblicano a raffica solo per occupare i trend: basta farsi un giro su #alexzanardi per trovarsi davanti quasi esclusivamente contenuti automatici.

    In certi casi può anche avere una sua utilità. Ma se un hashtag viene sommerso da decine di post all’ora, che senso ha usarlo o seguirlo? Non è più uno strumento utile, molto meglio usare e seguire i gruppi tematici lemmy.

  5. Thousands at funeral for Italian auto champ and Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi

    PADUA, Italy (AP) — Thousands of fans have attended the funeral for Alex Zanardi, the Italian auto racing…
    #Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #AlbertoTomba #AlexZanardi #alexzanardifuneral #package100502MemberChoiceSportsOption #product30599APSportsNews(SWireonly) #StefanoDomenicali
    europesays.com/italy/12802/

  6. Moves in Rome to rename Paralympic centre in honour of Alex Zanardi

    Proposal comes as Italy bids farewell to former racing driver and Paralympic champion with funeral in Padua on…
    #Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #Rome #AlexZanardi
    europesays.com/italy/12755/

  7. F1 news: Former F1 driver and CART champion Alex Zanardi dies

    Former CART champion and F1 driver Alex Zanardi has died. Image: XPB Images Zanardi passed away on Saturday,…
    #NewsBeep #News #Motosport #AlexZanardi #AU #Australia #Motor #Motorsports #Motosports #sports
    newsbeep.com/au/647695/

  8. Alex Zanardi, Racing Champion and Paralympic Icon, Dead at 59

    Alex Zanardi, a former F1 driver and 4-time Paralympic champion, has died at 59. His family confirmed his passing on Friday night.

    #AlexZanardi, #Motorsport, #Paralympics, #RacingLegend, #Inspiration

    newsletter.tf/alex-zanardi-rac

  9. europesays.com/es/530361/ Alex Zanardi muere: leyenda del deporte, piloto de Fórmula 1 y medallista en Juegos Paralímpicos | TUDN Fórmula 1 #AlexZanardi #Deportes #ES #España #Fórmula1 #muere #paralimpico #piloto #Spain #Sports

  10. RT by @europainitalia: 🇪🇺🇮🇹 Con la scomparsa di #AlexZanardi, l'Italia e l'Europa intera perdono non solo un campione straordinario, ma un simbolo universale di coraggio e speranza.
    ​Zanardi è stato un uomo capace di spingersi oltre ogni limite, non solo fisico ma soprattutto mentale. La sua vita ci ha consegnato una lezione che va molto oltre i traguardi sportivi: ci ha mostrato come si possa cadere affrontando le circostanze più avverse e trovare sempre, inesorabilmente, la forza di rialzarsi.
    ​Da atleta, da figura pubblica e da uomo, Alex è un esempio che continueremo a osservare con immenso rispetto. Ha saputo trasformare le tragedie in nuove linee di partenza, ispirando milioni di persone con il suo sorriso, la sua ironia e una tenacia incrollabile.
    ​Il suo modo di affrontare la vita resterà un patrimonio per tutti noi. Alla sua famiglia e a chi gli ha voluto bene giungano le mie più sentite condoglianze.
    ​Ciao Alex, grazie per averci insegnato a non arrenderci mai.

    🇬🇧 With the passing of Alex Zanardi, Italy and all of Europe lose not only an extraordinary champion, but a universal symbol of courage and hope.
    Zanardi was a man capable of pushing beyond every limit, not only physical but above all mental. His life has given us a lesson that goes far beyond sporting achievements: it showed us how one can fall while facing the most adverse circumstances and still always, inevitably, find the strength to rise again.
    As an athlete, ...
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    nitter.net/RaffaeleFitto/statu

  11. Alex Zanardi, Racing Figure, Dies at 59

    Italian racing legend Alex Zanardi has died at 59. He won championships in F1 and IndyCar, and later won 4 Paralympic gold medals in handcycling.

    #AlexZanardi, #Paralympics, #IndyCar, #Handcycling, #RacingLegend

    newsletter.tf/alex-zanardi-die

  12. Alex Zanardi, a famous Italian racer and Paralympian, has passed away at 59. He won 4 gold medals in handcycling after losing his legs in a racing crash.

    #AlexZanardi, #Paralympics, #IndyCar, #Handcycling, #RacingLegend
    newsletter.tf/alex-zanardi-die

  13. Tributes have poured in from across Formula 1 and the wider motorsport world following the death of Alex Zanardi at the age of 59.

    #F1 #Formula1 #AlexZanardi

    ➡️ speedcafe.com/f1-news-2026-ale

  14. Quem foi Alex Zanardi, campeão paralímpico e ex-piloto da F1 que morreu aos 59 anos: Causa do óbito não foi divulgada; em 2020, italiano sofreu grave acidente durante uma corrida de rua noticias.r7.com/internacional/ #AlexZanardi #F1

  15. Your memory is definitely a blessing for me. I had the pleasure to meet you at the NYC Marathon Expo and your grace, kindness, and sense of humor were so inspiring.
    Hope your family and friends feel the love of many around the world in such a difficult time.
    #AlexZanardi #RIP

  16. Lenda do automobilismo e campeão paralímpico, Alex Zanardi morre aos 59 anos: Atleta, que competiu durante anos na Fórmula 1, sofreu graves acidentes que mudaram a sua carreira espn.com.br/f1/artigo/_/id/166 #AlexZanardi #Automobilismo

  17. Former Formula One driver, CART and Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi dies at 59

    Some sad news in both the F1 and the cycling world. Former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi has…
    #NewsBeep #News #Cycling #AlexZanardi #CA #Canada #Sports
    newsbeep.com/ca/643426/

  18. Alex Zanardi Tribute 🏎️

    Today there was the very sad news of racing driver Alessandro “Alex” Zanardi’s passing at age 59. A heroic and inspiring figure for many millions around the world, he sadly often had a traumatic life alongside many moments of triumph.

    The Italian racer also had bags of natural charisma and was clearly a lovely bloke and dedicated family man. He raced in Formula 1 without success, but won the American CART championships in 1997 and 1998.

    However, he’s likely going to be most remembered for his incredible determination to overcome a terrible 2001 CART accident that cost him his legs. If any man deserves your respect, it’s Alex Zanardi.

    The Legend That is Alex Zanardi

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    Zanardi had his first taste of Formula 1 in the early 1990s with lower grid teams. In poor machinery he wasn’t able to make a name for himself, plus he was very lucky to survive a terrifying accident at Spa in August 1993. That ruled him out for the rest of the season.

    Although he didn’t break any bones, he was left with major concussive trauma. Medical understanding of this was poor 30 years ago, so he was left to piece his mind back together with months of sitting in darkened rooms as makeshift intensive therapy.

    Happier days were ahead, as his run in the US CART series brought him those two major title wins. That’s what put him on the map and got F1 team bosses interested in him again.

    The 1999 F1 season was our first full year watching the sport. The Williams team (a big name on the grid, one of the places to be) had two new drivers that year, with Ralf Schumacher and the man himself Mr. Zanardi.

    Team owner Sir Frank Williams had huge hopes for the Italian driver. He was fearless, dramatic, and ready to roll. He did stuff like this at Laguna Seca in 1996!

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=uKEW7cCxxj]

    Unfortunately, one of our memories from 1999 is Zanardi’s horrendous season. It was a disaster.

    He didn’t click with the cars and didn’t score a single point all year, whilst Ralf Schumacher was scoring podiums and regular points. There’s an excellent BBV10’s podcast episode dedicated to what went wrong.

    At the end of the podcast, a guest speaker acknowledges Sir Frank Williams and Alex Zanardi loved each other. Despite the struggles of the working partnership, they could always crack a joke together and got on famously.

    Williams later added his biggest regret in F1 was not being able to get the most out of Zanardi.

    He left the sport at the end of 1999. After a brief hiatus, the driver returned to CART in 2001 and had a middling season. Then on 15th September 2001 (a handful of days after the 9/11 attacks) he had a horrendous accident at the American Memorial track. It’s remarkable he didn’t die, but he did require a double leg amputation.

    He began appearing publicly again in 2002 and instantly showed incredible resilience. There’s a great interview with him from that year with former F1 driver Mark Blundell (the pair were good friends).

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=zHK1k9Za0f]

    After his rehabilitation he returned to racing in the European Touring Car Championship (in a modified car). He ended up scoring four wins between 2003 and 2009.

    Then he turned his attention to a totally different sport. Handcycling! He was immediately a natural. He competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics representing Italy and won a bunch of Golds at the 2012 London Paralympics, before winning more Golds at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics. He also added triathlons into the mix.

    Nine years ago, for his 50th birthday, he provided this interview to Sky Sports about his approach to life.

    [youtube youtube.com/watch?v=Iw9cli8tk3]

    Unfortunately, again, his life took another dark turn. In June 2020, he suffered a major head injury during the Obiettivo tricolore handcycling race. He was placed in a medically induced coma and needed extensive facial reconstructive surgery.

    He returned to his home after 18 months of hospital rehabilitation. By that point he was speaking again, but he didn’t provide anymore media interviews after the accident.

    The motorsport community hoped he’d recover fully. This has been a very sad development, but Zanardi does leave behind an incredible legacy that’ll continue to inspire many millions of people around the world.

    Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this of him:

    “A great champion and an extraordinary man, capable of turning every trial of life into a lesson in courage, strength, and dignity.”

    His book Alex Zanardi: My Sweetest Victory: A Memoir of Racing Success, Adversity, and Courage (2004) is well worth a read to relive his journey.

    RIP to a legend.

    He was a part of our life from 1999 onward, when we were just teenagers. F1 may not have gone his way, but everything that followed turned him into one of the most important sporting figures in history.

    #AlexZanardi #CART #disability #F1 #Formula1 #FormulaOne #inspiring #motorsport #racing #Sport #sporting #tribute
  19. @notiziole quando ho visto al Tg la scena in cui sul traguardo ha fatto vincere l’altro atleta mi sono venuti i lucciconi agli occhi. #AlexZanardi

  20. Alex Zanardi è deceduto il 1 maggio ( lo stesso giorno in cui morì Ayrton Senna), a quasi 6 anni dal tremendo incidente occorso mentre prendeva parte a una staffetta in handbike sulle strade toscane.

    @sport

    #alexzanardi

    repubblica.it/sport/vari/2026/

  21. È morto #AlexZanardi, modello di sportivo e di umanità.

    Mi dispiace molto di più di quello che mi sarei aspettato.

    Gli sia lieve la terra.

    gazzetta.it/Formula-1/02-05-20

  22. Se ne andato #AlexZanardi se solo il mondo fosse popolato di Alex tutto sarebbe migliore!

  23. ​Odšel je še en velikan. 🕊️ Alex Zanardi, legenda parakolesarstva in simbol neustrašnosti, nas je zapustil 1. maja – na isti dan kot pred leti Ayrton Senna. Človek, ki nam je pokazal, da meje obstajajo le v glavi. Počivaj v miru, šampion. 🏎️🚴‍♂️
    tube-langues-vivantes.apps.edu
    ​ #SloMastodon #zanardi #alexzanardi #paracycling

  24. :: E se non potrai correre e nemmeno camminare ti insegnerò a volare.

    _R. Vecchioni_

    #AlexZanardi

  25. RIP Alex Zanardi, I'll always remember that overtake on the Corkscrew at Laguna Seca.

    youtu.be/WuwiqivkKCg?si=XqJFr1

    #AlexZanardi

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