Who went on to compete successfully in Touring Cars after having his F1 career ended prematurely when his right forearm was severed (but reattached) following an helicopter accident.

And Robert Kubica is entered for a low-key rally in Italy this weekend, as part of his recovery.

Our own Heuer-wearing Clay Regazzoni continued to race in sportscars and rallying after a crash at Long Beach left him paralysed from the waist down.

To say nothing of the bikers, where half the field seems to be nursing a break or fracture every other weekend.

Whether you consider it bravery or lack of imagination, there is something to admire in their persistence and in these recoveries from adversity.