IndyCar driver Robert Wickens has thanked fans and well-wishers for the s🙈upport he has received as he continues his recovery from injury.

The Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver sustained multiple injuries in a multi-car incident ♚on the opening lap of the Pocono race last month that resulted in his car being thrown into the catch fencing at high-speed.

A series of medical updates have been posted since on behalf of his team and family but speaking for the first time publicly since his accident, Wickens delivered♓ a message from his hospital bed to provide an update on his rehabilitation.

In the video posted on social media, the Canadian acknowledged a “very long road to re🍸covery” and spoke of his determination to return to a racecar “as quickly as possible”.

“It’s obviously been a long time since I posted anything on social media but I just wanted to say that all of your kind words and all of your positivit🐭y has meant the absolute world to me and my family,” said Wickens.

“I’m in rehab now trying to get back to 100 percent as quickly as possible. I don’t know know what the future holds for me and it’s going to be a very long road to rec✱overy.

“All I can say is that I prom🃏ise you guys that I am going to work as hard as possible and train as hard as possible to make sure that I’m back in a race car as quickly as possible.”

Wickens was moved to a hospital near his Indianapolis home where he underwent further surgery at the end of August, with the latest medical update - released earlier t💟his month - revealing an extensive list of injuries he had suffered.

The statement added it could be 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:“weeks or months” until🔯 a full diagnosis of his final cord injury was known.

It was recently announced that Wickens 𒊎had won the award for IndyCa♊r ‘rookie of the year’ following his impressive performances in the series after switching from DTM.

Just a few words from Rehab, also good-luck to everyone in Sonoma this we🎉eken🍸d!

— Robert Wickens (@robertwickens)