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'''Fabrizio Barbazza''' (born ] ] in ], ]) was a ] driver who raced for the ] and ] teams. After a career in ] in his teens, he began racing ] in 1982. The following year he moved into Italian ] series, and in 1984 finished sixth in the series. In 1985 he won four races and finished third in the championship. He then went to the United States and entered the ], where he won four races and the title in his first attempt. After that he entered ] in 1987 and finished third at Indianapolis, becoming CART's ]. In 1990 he was hired as a driver in ], which led to a chance at Formula One, in the AGS team in early 1991. Barbazza failed to qualify for any race and in 1993 joined the Minardi team, scoring points twice in his first four races. In 1995, while racing a ] sportscar in the ], he was involved in an accident with ], which resulted in heavy head and chest injuries which left him in critical condition, in a coma and on artificial respiration. Although he fully recovered, he didn't return to racing. Instead he started a ] circuit in Monza and began designing crash barriers. |
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'''Fabrizio Barbazza''' (born ] ] in ], ]) was a ] driver who raced for the ] and ] teams. After a career in ] in his teens, he began racing ] in 1982. The following year he moved into Italian ] series, and in 1984 finished sixth in the series. In 1985 he won four races and finished third in the championship. He then went to the United States and entered the ], where he won four races and the title in his first attempt. After that he entered ] in 1987 and finished third at Indianapolis, becoming CART's ]. In 1990 he was hired as a driver in ], which led to a chance at Formula One, in the AGS team in early 1991. Barbazza failed to qualify for any race and in 1993 joined the Minardi team, scoring points twice in his first four races. In 1995, while racing a ] sports car in the ], he was involved in an accident with ], which resulted in heavy head and chest injuries which left him in critical condition, in a coma and on artificial respiration. Although he fully recovered, he didn't return to racing. Instead he started a ] circuit in Monza and began designing crash barriers. |