Ex-F1 driver Zanardi wins gold

Former Formula One driver Alessandro Zanardi (45) won again at a motor racing circuit by taking Paralympic gold in the men's individual H4 (hand-cycle) time-trial yesterday

The Italian’s time of 24min 50.22sec over the 16km course was good enough to clinch victory from Norbert Mosandl of Germany, who finished 27sec behind, and US rider Oscar Sanchez, who was 45sec back.

Alessandro Zanardi

Zanardi, a former F1 pilot for Minardi and Lotus who also drove in Indy and touring car races, was critically injured and had to have both legs amputated after a horror smash in 2001.

u00a0He battled back into sport, even competing in a touring car race at Brands Hatch in a specially-adapted car with hand controls before turning his attention to hand-cycling.

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