Pietro Fittipaldi thought he would be preparing for his Indianapolis 500 debut this week. Instead, he is recovering from multiple leg fractures and watching someone else drive his race car.
Fittipaldi was injured in a crash during a qualifying session for the 6 Hours of Spa Francorchamps in Belgium earlier this month. The 21-year-old grandson of two-time Formula One world champion Emerson Fittipaldi returned to Indianapolis last Friday after surgery to stabilize his legs.
"I'm disappointed, I'm hurt that I'm not being able to race here in the 500," he said Thursday. "But it is what it is.