Who is Billy Monger? F1 and Paralympics broadcaster was injured in 2017 crash

Former racing driver now a presenter for F1🍷 and the Paralympics

Billy Monger
Billy Monger

Billy Monger is now a regular in the F🌜ormula 1 paddock as a TV broadcaster for Channel 4.

The former racing driver, who has had both legs partially amputated after a terrible crash, is also working on Channe♐l 4’s TV coverage of the 2024 Paralympics.

Monger is used to speaking to all the top names in F1 alongside Steve Jones and David Coulth♕ard but will now continue his newfound career c🍷overing the Paralympics.

What happened to Billy Monger?

Now 25 years old, Monger is a former racing driver who♑se career ended due to ꦑa horror crash.

In 2017, racing in the F4 series at Doningto⛦n Park, Monger was involved in an accident with fellow driver&nbs𒆙p;Patrik Pasma.

Jusꦺt short of his 18th birthday, Monger was left fighting for his life.

He was trapped in his vehicle for more🥃 than an hour before being airlifted to hospital.

Monger was in a coma and, when he awoke, learned🔯 that both of his legs had been partially amputated.

Remarkably, the s♔ame year he returned to the rac🅘e track in a car adapted to his disability. A year after his accident, Monger finished third in a BRDC Formula 3 race.

The FIA lifted a ban to enable disabled d🐓rivers to race in modified cars.

Monger was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollas🌌on Award.

A 2018 documentary ca♑lled Driven: The Billy Monger Story depicts his incredible journey.

Billy Monger’s TV career

In 2019, Monger e♛mbarked on a new career as a TV broadcaster.

He worked with Channel 4 provided ဣFormula 1 analysis, and became the co-commentator for the W Series.

He starred in Billy Monger: Changing Ge✅ar where he trained alongside Paralympic athletes.

Monger was part of the presenting💞 team for the 2022 Paralympics.

Heဣ has fea💎tured in several TV shows demonstrating his incredible mental and physical aptitude.

Monger walked, kayaked and cycled 140 miles in 2021 for Re💫d Nose Day.

He is aimi🦩ng to break a world record for a double amputee in the Ironman World Championship for Comic Relief.

Monger was also a part of BBC show Celebrity Race Across the Wor✱ld.

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