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Ex-F1 driver and Paralympic cycling champion Zanardi dies
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- Published20 minutes ago Former Formula 1 driver and Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi has died at the age of 59.
- The Italian had both his legs amputated after a motor racing accident in 2001 at the Lausitzring track in Germany.
- He raced for Jordan, Minardi and Lotus in F1 in the early 1990s before switching to the Cart championship in the United States, winning the series in 1997 and 1998.
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Published20 minutes ago Former Formula 1 driver and Paralympic champion Alex Zanardi has died at the age of 59.
The Italian had both his legs amputated after a motor racing accident in 2001 at the Lausitzring track in Germany.
He raced for Jordan, Minardi and Lotus in F1 in the early 1990s before switching to the Cart championship in the United States, winning the series in 1997 and 1998.
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