The Ferrari mechanic who was hospitalised with a broken leg after being struck by Kimi Raikkonen’s car during Sunday’s Bahrain F1 Grand Prix says his surgery went well.
On Instagram, Francesco Cigarini wrote “Surgery ok. I have to thank all the people worried for me.”
Cigarini included a photo of himself on a hospitable bed giving the thumbs up with his left leg covered in a cast from his thigh down to his toes.
The post was liked by Raikkonen.
The incident occurred during a botched tyre change. As Raikkonen pulled away, his rear left tyre hit Cigarini’s leg, knocking him to the ground.
Ferrari said Cigarini likely sustained a “shinbone and fibula fracture.”
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel won the race.