Ex-Formula One driver got botox injections into his eye on long road to racing, and winning, again

"I couldn't move, I was like a ghost, with very big headaches and very big pains. My eyes were crossed, I couldn’t see; couldn’t watch television, couldn’t read, couldn’t do anything."

Ex-Formula One driver got botox injections into his eye on long road to racing, and winning, again

A Portuguese driver who couldn't move or see after suffering serious head trauma and neck injuries has recovered to not only return to motorsport but win big.

Tiago Monteiro, a former Formula One racer who turns 43 next week, described his return to win an emotional World Touring Car Championship race on home soil as going through hell to get to heaven.

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