Zanardi remains in serious but stable condition after accident

FILE PHOTO: Williams F1 Formula One Car Launch - New Williams driver Alex Zanardi sits in the Williams car - 7/1/99 - Action Images/Brandon Malone/File Photo/File Photo

ROME (Reuters) - Former Formula One driver and twice Champ Car champion Alex Zanardi remained in serious but stable condition in intensive care on Sunday after suffering severe head injuries in a road accident while racing his handbike in Italy on Friday.

The 53-year-old Italian, who lost both legs and nearly his life in a 2001 Champ Car crash in Germany, was still under sedation, intubated and breathing with the help of a ventilator, according to a hospital statement.