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Canadian IndyCar driver Robert Wickens recovering after wreck
***This is an update to the article I shared on August 19th : https://forum.mobilism.org/viewtopic.php?p=5751159#5751159 ***
Canadian IndyCar driver Robert Wickens was breathing without medical assistance and began speaking with his family Saturday for the first time since his harrowing wreck at Pocono Raceway.
Wickens crashed early in last Sunday's race at Pocono, touching Ryan Hunter-Reay and hurtling into the catch fence. The Canadian driver's car was shredded and debris scattered across the track in a wreck that involved five cars but only left Wickens with serious injuries.
He was airlifted to a hospital and has undergone a series of surgeries, including a procedure to insert titanium rods and screws to stabilize his fractured spin. Wickens also had surgery late in the week on his extremities, and will require additional surgery and rehabilitation.
IndyCar President Jay Frye has praised the way the new generation of car handled the impact of Wickens' wreck. But he also acknowledged that improvements could be made not only to the car but also to the fencing at tracks and the way information is relayed to the public after major incidents. The series was criticized for the time it took to announce Wickens was alive and alert.
The crash was a grim reminder of how drivers in open-wheel racing put their lives on the line. Driver safety needs to be the number-one priority. Enough said.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/canadian- ... -1.4068186
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