Rome April 10 (IANS) Formula One team Ferrari have announced that their mechanic who was injured by Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen while changing his car s tires during the Bahrain Grand Prix successfully underwent surgery.
Francesco Cigarini s broken left tibia and fibula were operated on hours after Raikkonen accidently ran over him during a pit stop and he has now started his rehabilitation process reports Efe.
"Thanks everybody for the thousands of messages you sent to Francesco. He had a surgery last night and he is ok. He is now recovering with the best assistance " Ferrari tweeted.
Cigarini too expressed his gratitude to the team s fans for their support after the accident adding that the surgery went well.
"Surgery ok. I have to thank all the people worried for me. Nothing else just big thanks " Cigarini posted on Instagram.
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