The 53-Year-old had only been a few days, in a Neuro-rehabilitation center moved, because it seemed to him better to go. Prior to that, he was in a Hospital in Siena, in Tuscany.

Zanardi had been transferred from the rehabilitation hospital Villa Beretta in Costa Masnaga, near Milan, with all of the precautions necessary for his health. He had arrived at 16.30 at the San Raffaele hospital in the capital of Lombardy, was informed by the Hospital on Friday evening. The former formula 1-Pilot athlete was only at 21. July in the rehab facility has been brought.

Zanardi had been at the 19. June in a competition in Tuscany, the control of his bike were lost and had collided vehicles with a load. After the accident, he was in an artificial coma. He had been operated on because of his head and facial injuries three times. His stun has been shut down.

at mid-week had told his son in an Interview, the Victim was in life danger. There are "encouraging signals," said Niccolo, the Italian "Corriere della Sera". He was not, however, in the case of consciousness.

Zanardi had lost in 2001 in an accident at the lausitzring in both legs. He fought his way back into competitive sports. Zanardi contested races in the DTM and won four times Gold at the Paralympics.

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