The previous physio of Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher has died.
Fabrizio Borra handed away on Sunday, aged 64, after battling most cancers for the previous yr.
“I am going to miss you, Fabri,” an emotional tribute from Alonso learn.
“Each single day. Thanks for educating me a lot and making me a greater individual and athlete.
“My entire profession with you has been the most important luck I may have.
“Relaxation in peace, brother.”
Borra was a sought-after physiotherapist who labored with MotoGP rider Andrea Dovizioso and bicycle owner Marco Pantani, in addition to Method 1 drivers.
He additionally labored with entertainers, and singer Jovanotti stated about his loss of life: “I liked the coach, we now have had nice occasions collectively, in a very powerful moments of my life, within the comfortable and the troublesome occasions, he was all the time with me and my household.
“We laughed and cried collectively, we suffered and rejoiced collectively, it helped me overcome obstacles and we by no means misplaced lightness and confidence.”
Borra labored with Alonso since his early days in F1.
He will probably be remembered by F1 followers for an notorious second on the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix which concerned Lewis Hamilton.
Alonso and Hamilton have been McLaren teammates on the time.
When a tense second erupted between the drivers, Ron Dennis was noticed in a fraught dialog with Alonso’s consultant Borra on the pit wall.
