Special offer:Subscribe now for great IndyStar articles, photos, video, The video shows Wickens walking with the assistance of a walker while being supported by an "Exoskelton.". Team owner Dale Coyne said Fittipaldi had a sore ankle and did not believe it was broken again. “Today was a good day! Absolutely”, St. Pete IndyCar: Wickens grabs amazing debut pole in damp session, Schmidt Peterson hunting for Hinchcliffe’s oval car issues, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports unveils 2018 IndyCar liveries, Wickens on IndyCar: “I’m having to reprogram my head”. Robert Wickens will undergo surgery on Monday evening for a spinal injury he suffered in a crash during Sunday's IndyCar race at Pocono. Promoted: Although the result of the NTT IndyCar Series’ season-opening round wasn’t what the team craved, the potential shown and the ability to deal with imperfect circumstances provided hope for James Hinchcliffe, Marcus Ericsson and the Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team. Depending on how you present, what type of injury it is and also whether or not you plateaued versus neurologically you're improving from the time you arrive, all of those things go into an algorithm of how quickly patients need to be taken to the operation room. However, Burns warned that has not seen or examined Wickens and knows only as much as Tuesday morning's statement provided. Patients not only need to recover from the spinal injury itself but the body also needs times to repair the damage done to the neurological system. "There are various types of spinal cord injuries. Robert Wickens has released a video showing him raising himself from sitting to standing position and staying upright with the aid of only his fiancée. Robert Wickens, who is fighting back from a severe spinal injury, says that he’s determined to race again and hinted that if he can’t fulfill his goal of racing an IndyCar, he draws inspiration from those who race with hand controls. Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. That caused Hunter-Reay's car to careen into the wall and Wickens' car was pulled along for the ride. Injured IndyCar driver Robert Wickens has taken to social media to provide a visual progress report, with a short video showing him walking with the aid of an overhead hoist and physiotherapists. The team released an additional statement Tuesday afternoon that Wickens' No. Robert Wickens, Arrow McLaren SP’s driver advisor, discusses the team’s huge leap forward in 2020, the stellar performances of Pato O’Ward and Oliver Askew, and the contribution made by Fernando Alonso to the squad’s Indianapolis 500 campaign. Battleground Tracker: Trump and Biden even in Ohio, as Biden leads in PA, With more mail-in ballots, officials urge patience on election night, Americans and the right to vote: Why it's not easy for everyone, Why some mail-in ballots are rejected and how to make sure your vote counts. James Hinchcliffe says that Robert Wickens’ input into the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports team in his rookie IndyCar season will remain relevant this year, despite his injured friend’s absence from the cockpit. Hinchcliffe is a team teammate of Wickens on the all-Canadian Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. — Robert Wickens (@robertwickens) March 23, 2020 Wickens, who turned 31 on March 13, first made his return to the IndyCar paddock in last year’s season opener in St. Petersburg. According to Schmidt Peterson team's Twitter account, fans wishing to send their best wishes to Wickens via traditional mail can do so by sending letters or cards to Veronica Knowlton at the team's headquarters at 6803 Coffman Rd Indianapolis, IN 46268. "We just don't know," he said. Robert Wickens will return to the IndyCar paddock for the first time since his dramatic crash at Pocono last year at the 2019 season opener in St Petersburg this weekend. Up to 90% off Computer and Console games. Injured IndyCar driver Robert Wickens has admitted that despite posting videos showing some leg movement, he is still in the very early stages of rehabilitation. But can it sustain its momentum? All the latest breaking news on Robert Wickens. Neurological recovery from a spinal cord injury could take anywhere from days to years. Robert Wickens has made massive steps since sustaining a spinal cord injury in an Aug. 19, 2018 crash at Pocono Raceway. IndyCar said the 29-year-old Canadian driver sustained a pulmonary contusion and will undergo an MRI and probably surgery at Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest. Marcus Ericsson’s Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ race engineer Blair Perschbacher explains the complexities to David Malsher – and it begins with the fact that there’s no substitute for on-track experience…. He spoke to David Malsher. The drivers appeared to be traveling more than 200 mph when the accident occurred.

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