Fernando Alonso pays tribute after the death of long -standing physio Fabrizio Borra

Fernando Alonso has an emotional homage to his long -time physiotherapist after a one -year fight against cancer at the age of 64 after a one -year fight against cancer at the age of 64.

According to a report by Corriere Della Sera, Borra died in the Italian city of Forlì on Sunday morning.

As a well -known face in the Formula -1 paddock, he had worked throughout his career alongside Alonso -from his debut in Minardi in 2001 until his stay with Aston Martin.

The Spaniard shared a warm message on social media in memory of the man who had been by his side for over two decades.

“I'll miss you, Fabri. Every day. Thank you for taught me so much and made me a better person and athlete,” wrote Alonso.

“My whole career with you was the greatest luck I would have. Quiet in peace, brother.”

Bora's effects extended far beyond his work with Alonso. He was at the center of one of the most notorious weekends of the F1 -the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix -when McLaren boss Ron Dennis confronted him in the garage after Alonso Lewis Hamilton stopped in qualifying. But that was just a flashpoint in a much larger career that was achieved in disciplines in the disciplines.

He helped Michael Schumacher to recover from the broken leg that he suffered in Silverstone in 1999, worked closely with MotoGP driver Andrea Dovizioso and supported the Marco Pantani bicycle.

His approach mixed the physical training on the elite level with tailor-made rehabilitation methods and made his call as one of the best in business only in motorsport, but also in entertainment, where he also worked with musicians and actors.

The Italian singer-songwriter Jovanotti, a close friend and customer of Borra for almost three decades, published his own emotional farewell: “This morning at dawn, the” coach “gave us friends. We have been together since 1996 and have been working together since 1996 and until a few days ago, as long as he could stand, he kept me and all of his 'athletes' on his feet.

“He was an undisputed head of physiotherapists and trainers, an innovator who was able to merge different knowledge to create his own method, which differed depending on the psychophysical characteristics of those who asked for his help.

“He has beaten champions of all sports and every performative art in which the body is an instrument that has to feel good to express himself from its best side.”

Jovanotti also revealed that Borra had worked on a book before his diagnosis to pass on the knowledge that he had gained from years of treatment for elite athletes and everyday patients.

“Before he got sick a year ago, he worked on a book to tell his colleagues about his experiences with champion athletes of all disciplines and people of all kinds who deal with situations that often relax and” rehabilitate “body.”

He added: “We laughed and cried together, we were happy to help me overcome obstacles, and we have never lost our lightness and self -confidence. His lesson remains for us who knew him and were helped: driving and going forward, smile, welcome and learning every day – the rest is not for us to decide.”

Borra is survived by his wife Enia and the sons Luca and Daniele, who are now leading the Fisiology Center, which he founded in the Grigioni area of ​​Forlì. It is assumed that he visited the Italian Grand Prix of last year in Monza after he was described as a difficult operation – a last paddock appearance for a man who had given his life to support others behind the scenes.

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