Zanardi to test F1.06

teamcar - Former Champ Car Champion and F1 racer Alex Zanardi is to return to the Formula One cockpit next month when takes to the Valencia circuit in a modified BMW Sauber F1.06.Zanardi of course was fortunate to escape with his life in a horrific Champ Car accident in Germany in 2001, losing his legs in the accident.

Since then the Italian has returned to racing with BMW in the FIA World Touring Car Championship. Zanardi will run the F1.06 during the BMW World Finals on November 24th to 26th. "First of all I would like to say thank you to BMW for this opportunity," Zanardi told the BMW Sauber website.

"Of course, I know that I won't get a contract with the Formula One team. However, having the chance to drive an F1 racer again is just incredible.""I'm really excited to see what has changed since my last Grand Prix in 1999," Zanardi continued with reference to his season with Williams.

"I can call myself a happy man, as I turned my passion into my profession. I still feel the fire burning in me. Formula One is - and will always be - the pinnacle of motor racing."