Simon Pagenaud has released a long-awaited update on his medical condition. The winner of the 2016 NTT IndyCar Series championship and 2019 Indianapolis 500 suffered a massive crash on June 30 at the Mid-Ohio IndyCar event when his Meyer Shank Racing entry experienced a brake component failure entering the high-speed Turn 4 complex.
Despite walking away from the car unaided, the Frenchman began experiencing significant concussion symptoms and was ruled out from driving by IndyCar’s medical team. Although he’s made significant strides in his efforts to get back to racing, he’s not finished as the healing process continues into the new year.
“I know it’s been a long time and it was I felt it was time to give you an update,” Pagenaud said. “I’m making major progress. Unfortunately, the injuries don’t show on the outside. I actually feel really great physically, but it’s on the inside . So those are frustrating injuries because you don’t get to see them heal. Just time makes a difference. So I have to be very patient, doing a lot of rehab and getting stronger every day. With that, however, it goes up and down and some days you get better, some days it’s a regress. But overall, I just want to reassure everybody that I’m doing well. I just want to be at the top level, and I’m working on that. I am working on getting myself back to 100%.”