"Naturally, my dream is to make it to Formula 1.
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The AlphaTauri team is often used to give drivers who show they are good enough their first experience of the top single-seater category, and there could be open spots within the next 12 months.īut Fittipaldi avoids being drawn on that. I'm going to make the most of it and do my best."īeing part of the Red Bull academy has plenty of benefits – not least the potential opportunity to make the step up to F1. Every year is very important, of course, but especially this year. This year is a very important year for my career. It's time to continue trying to improve, work on myself. "It's great to be in this position right now.
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At the very end of our conversation, he makes it very clear he was listening to my own answers – repeating back to me the location I said I was in at the time, and wishing me luck for the season, as if he's not the person who really needs it.Įnzo Fittipaldi signed as a Red Bull academy driver at the end of last year (Image: Getty Images)
How am I? And where am I speaking to him from? Logistical difficulties meant we were limited to a video chat.Īnd it was more than just being polite. Fittipaldi may be the subject of the interview, but he is asking questions too. Within minutes of the start of our conversation, it becomes clear that Mirror Sport is speaking with a very wise head on young shoulders. I got through it and I overcame the difficult times." It was a bad experience, but after it became something good because I think I became stronger as a driver, physically and mentally. "You can't really do anything because you're really injured for one or two weeks in the ICU and those moments were the hardest, but also you grow a lot as a person on and off the track. He adds: "I think going through those experiences, you learn a lot about yourself and you're able to reflect on those times.Įnzo Fittipaldi sustained serious injuries in a crash at the 2021 Formula 2 feature race in Jeddah (Image: Getty Images) It's called a Burr Hole," the 21-year-old tells Mirror Sport of his ordeal.Īny form of brain surgery, no matter how invasive or complex, sounds like a terrifying prospect – but Fittipaldi insists it was "not an issue" compared to the recovery process regarding his foot. "It was something very small – a little procedure to get some of the blood and pressure out. What only came to light a year later, again revealed by Pietro, was that he had also suffered swelling on his brain which required surgical intervention. The Brazilian was airlifted to hospital after eventually being extracted from the wreckage of his car before his brother Pietro later said he had suffered a broken heel and a cut above his eye. Theo Pourchaire stalled on the starting grid and Fittipaldi could not avoid slamming into the back of his car. In the feature race that same weekend came the crash in question.
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Called up to Formula 2 to race with Charouz midway through the season, he had just begun to find his feet when he scored his first points in the series in the second Jeddah Sprint race.
So a huge crash which leaves you needing brain surgery is hardly an ideal occurrence.īut that's what Fittipaldi had to go through in late 2021.
It's so difficult to rise through the single seater ranks that, ideally, a racer needs to have as few bumps in the road as possible. The last 18 months have brought many unexpected challenges for Enzo Fittipaldi.
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