Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton hopes Alex Zanardi can act as inspiration for British teenager Billy Monger, who lost both of his legs in a British F4 crash.
Monger, 17, suffered serious leg injuries when his F4 car hit a stationary vehicle at 120mph during a race at Donington Park earlier this month. After being trapped in his car for 90 minutes while extraction crews carefully set about freeing him, Monger was airlifted to Queens Medical Centre in Nottingham, where he had both of his lower legs amputated.
A fundraising page set up by his F4 team JHR Developments has received more than £760,000 in donations and has been backed by F1 teams and drivers alike.