Carlos Reutemann in intensive care in Argentina

Former Formula 1 racer turned politician Carlos Reutemann is currently in hospital, in intensive care due to a digestive haemhorrage.

08 May 2021

Carlos Reutemann has been admitted to intensive care in Argentina, due to a digestive haemhorrage. The 79 year old, who is a current senator and former governor of the Santa Fe area of Argentina, has been admitted to a hospital after making his way there on Wednesday. Reutemann is 'clinically stable, with acceptable hemodynamic parameters', according to the latest medical bulletin. The Argentinian raced in Formula 1 between 1972 and 1982, winning twelve races across a career with Brabham, Lotus, Williams and Ferrari.

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