Rubens Barrichello reveals he had stroke, tumor


Rubens Barrichello. -AFP filepic

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil’s ex-Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello has revealed that he recently had a mild stroke and underwent surgery to remove a tumor from his neck, beating the odds to recover.

“I was at home taking a shower when suddenly I felt pain in my head. On a scale of zero to 10 it reached eight or nine,” he told Globo Television in an interview on Monday. “I thought, oh no, my motor’s broken.”

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