Ferrari mechanic injured by Raikkonen returns to work

Ferrari mechanic injured by Raikkonen returns to work

Originally written by Joas van Wingerden. This version is a translation.

Sunday 17 February 2019 15:19

Francesco Cigarini, the mechanic who suffered a broken leg when he was ran over by Kimi Raikkonen at last year's Bahrain Grand Prix, has returned to work with Ferrari ahead of Formula 1's pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona.

Cigarini was injured when Raikkonen was released before all four tyres were fitted correctly, instantly ending the Finn's race, although it was a more costly incident for the Italian mechanic.

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He was stood in front of Raikkonen's rear tyre when he suddenly set off, leaving him helpless.

Pit-stop safety was tightened up by many teams as a result of the incident.

Cigarini is happily back to work this week as preparations for the 2018 campaign get underway in Spain, having moved over to be part of Sebastian Vettel's crew after Raikkonen's departure to Alfa Romeo, as much of the Finn's former mechanics have.

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First day in the box of the 2019, first day after the incident. I thought about this moment as one of a “fixed point” when I was in trouble...and I am happy to achieve it after achieved other important point during this”experience ”, and looking forward to achieve the other fixed point. Gratitude is the feeling. Thanks. Primo giorno al box del 2019, primo giorno di lavoro in pista dopo l’incidente. Pensavo a questo momento come un traguardo quando ero in difficoltà, e sono felice di averlo raggiunto dopo aver raggiunto altri punti importanti durante questa”esperienza”, non vedo l’ora di raggiungere gli altri traguardi. Ho un sentimento di gratitudine. Grazie #backattrack #fixedpoint #scuderiaferrari #newseason #wintertesting #gratitude #thanks #red #missionwinnow #outoftunnel #tornatoinpista #traguardo #nuovastagione #f1 #testinvernali #rosso #grazie #chiaroscuro #fuoridaltunnel
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