Has a history of back injuries. 1. Broke his back in a F3 accident in
1979, apparently ending his career. However, he'd already been spotted
by Colin Chapman of Lotus, who gave him a F1 race seat in mid 1980. 2.
Crushed some vertebrae in his spine in a practice accident in the 1987
Japanese Grand Prix. The bottom of his spine had endured a 60g impact.
3. Injured his back in practice crash for the 1993 Phoenix Indycar
race, which punctured the outside concrete retaining wall of the track.
Desperate to return ASAP, he had needles drain liters of fluid from his
back in between practice sessions for the following race. He won the
race and later the championship.
