The mechanic who suffered a double leg break after being run over by Kimi Raikkonen during a terrible pit-stop has undergone successful surgery at a hospital in Bahrain.
Named Francesco Cigarini, he was waiting to take off the left-rear wheel of the Finn’s Ferrari, however, with the tyre still attached, the lights system gave the 2007 world champion the green light to exit his box before he could move clear of the car.
The Italian would suffer fractures both to the fibula and shinbone of his left but in an Instagram post, gave an encouraging update on his condition.
“Surgery OK,” Cigarini wrote. “I have to thank all the people worried about me.
“Nothing else, just a big thanks. Hugs.”
Lewis Hamilton was among several to tweet his thoughts to the Ferrari mechanic with the team later fined 50,000 Euros by the FIA which was five times more than that Haas were given for their double pit-stop failure in Melbourne.
Explaining why though, the stewards said the Scuderia had released a car which “was in a manner endangering team personnel and causing injury”.
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Some criticism has been levelled Raikkonen’s way for his response to the incident as the walked into the garage while Cigarini was being treated the ground after having to retire from the race.
Commenting later, the 37-year-old wasn’t exactly awash with emotion saying: “I go when the light is green. I don’t see what happens behind,” he said.
“Unfortunately he got hurt, but my job is to go when the light changes.”