Ex F1 driver Cristiano Da Matta injured

He drove for Toyota didn't he in F1??

What a freaky accident, hope he has a speedy recovery.

Omg that's aweful... I hope he comes through ok...

Hope he has a speedy recovery.

That sounds bad, was hoping to go to the race.

Latest reports say Da Matta is in a critical condition..

A deer? I wouldn't think that would hurt THAT much! Blimey I hope he recovers quickly though!

Poor guy!! Hope he recovers soon!!

But WTF was doing a deer on the race track?!?!

Alex said that it wouldn't hurt too bad, well think, daMatta depending on were he was on the track was going around maybe 125- 150 mph. If people in Michigan die with there compact cars going 50 mph, think of what daMatta endured going almost 3 times as fast.

can u imagine someone on a bike being as unlucky!!!

Don't even think that craziness. The carnage. 99.9% chance of death in a crah like that. don't even think sbout it.

MotoGP at Road america Ooost? they better move the national park first

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Alex @ Aug 4 2006, 09:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>A deer? I wouldn't think that would hurt THAT much! Blimey I hope he recovers quickly though!
Probably wouldn't have hurt seeing as he was instantly knocked unconscious. But the damage would be huge. In 1977 there was a similar incident at the South African F1GP, but with a fire marshal. The fire extinguisher hit the driver on the head, and from what im told pretty much split his skull. Now imagine what an animal like a deer would do.

As for the fire marshal.. well they couldn't identify the body. They had to call in all the marshals and identify him by process of elimination. It was a real mess

There has been a slight improvement on his condition,fingersw crossed for de Matta.

Last I had heard (which was Friday) was that he was upgraded from critical to serious condition. Reports have said that they expect a full recovery and it it possible for him to race by the end of the season.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <div class='quotemain'>Da Matta off ventilator
Former Champ Car World Series Champion Cristiano da Matta may not have fully regained consciousness yet but doctors are impressed with his recovery enough to remove him from the ventilator he has been on for the last two weeks.
The Brazilian driver remains in intensive care in Wisconsin with his family by his side although after his most recent visit to see the 2002 series champ, Champ Car Medical Director Dr. Chris Pinderski was pleased with his progress.

"Cristiano still continues to show daily improvement while in the intensive care unit at Theda Clark Medical Centre," said Pinderski. "He is becoming more alert each day and has been removed from the ventilator that was providing respiratory support since his accident. It is anticipated that he will be transferred from intensive care to a step-down unit in the next 24-48 hours where his recovery will continue."

During last weekend's Grand Prix of Denver, fans of Cristiano and RuSPORT turned out en masse to show their support. The team received a substantial amount of cards, gifts and well wishes throughout the weekend.
We were overwhelmed by the concern and support for Cristiano that we saw in Denver," said RuSPORT president Jeremy Dale. "RuSPORT would like to thank all of the fans for the support they have given to Cristiano and his family though this difficult time. It's very comforting to the team and to the da Matta family to know that the fans care so much about Cristiano."

http://www.crash.net/news_View~t~da-Matta-...3~id~135735.htm

Some good news at last

Glad to hear that. Here's hoping for more good news!

He's out of intensive care

Heard that too he's been in a coma for almost 3 weeks.