One of racing's greatest characters turns 59 today. Alex Zanardi should have died when he lost his legs in an Indycar crash. Instead, it was the beginning of a new life for him. He tells his high-energy story in today's Great Read: one of speed, gruesome tragedy and uplifting joy, published before his more recent accident.
The words spark that hair-raising warm tingle when you know you're in a moment you will never forget. Alessandro Zanardi – more commonly known as Alex – is speaking, and you find yourself mesmerised, as if under a charm. It takes genuine effort not to gawp open-mouthed as you take in what he is saying, given his very particular circumstances.
"In principle I think I am very lucky because I had the possibility to do so many things in my life and fill it with so many experiences, which makes my existence kind of unique," he says in his wonderfully precise and richly accented English. With that voice, he could make a tax return sound riveting.
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