The former GP and Champ Car driver, who lost his legs after a German race in 2001 but still steers a hand-controlled BMW touring car, revealed that he watches Valentino Rossi at work with 'even more pleasure' than any four-wheeled colleague.
"I have ... friends (in MotoGP)," the Italian told crash.net.
The 38-year-old Zanardi's most recent F1 flaunt was with Williams in 1999, and he also raced for Jordan (1991) and Lotus (1993 and 1994). -GMM