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Alex, or Alessandro Zanardi as I always knew him, will again drive a Formula One car. BMW, who Zanardi runs with using a modified car in the WTCC, have built a modified car for him to test. For those of you who don’t know, Zanardi lost both his legs in an accident 5 years ago, but has continued to fight both on and off racetracks around the world.

“Of course, I know that I won’t get a contract with the Formula One team,” the 40-year-old Zanardi said. “However, having the chance to drive an F1 racer again is just incredible.”

“With an unprecedented show of will and dedication, he fought his way back into motor racing and now proves in the WTCC that is able to win races at the highest level,” BMW Motorsports director Mario Theissen said.