Key Takeaways
- Wilson Fittipaldi, a former Brazilian Formula One driver, suffered cardiac arrest during his 80th birthday dinner party.
- Wilson Fittipaldi is in a stable condition but requires sedation.
- Wilson Fittipaldi participated in 38 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix and scored three championship points.
Brasilia: Former Brazilian Formula One driver and the Fittipaldi Formula One team owner Wilson Fittipaldi Jr. suffered cardiac arrest during his 80th birthday dinner party on Christmas Day, Brazilian sports news outlet Grande Premio reported on Wednesday.
Wilson Fittipaldi, brother of Brazilian two-time Formula One World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi, celebrated his 80th birthday on Christmas Day. He choked on a piece of meat and was deprived of oxygen for a long time, leading to cardiac arrest.
The ex-driver was resuscitated at a Sao Paolo hospital and later required tracheal intubation. He is now in a stable condition, but doctors are unable to remove him from sedation, the report said.
Wilson Fittipaldi Jr. participated in 38 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix from 1972-1973 and in 1975 and scored a total of three championship points.
