IndyCar driver Robert Wickens has thanked fans and well-wishers for the support he ꦓhas receiv✃ed 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-spe🀅ed.

A series of m💃edical updates have been posted since on behalf of his team and family but speaking for the first time publicly since hisꦦ 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 ac𒁃knowledged a “very long road to recovery” and spoke of his determination to return to a racecar “as quick꧒ly 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🔯 y🍬our positivity 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 fut♍ure holds for me and it’s going to be a very 𝕴long road to recovery.

“All I can say i𝕴s that I promise 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 this month ꦦ- revealing an ex🐽tensive list of injuries he had suffered.

The statement added it could be 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:“weeks or months” until a full diagnosis of his final cord i🐼njury was known.

It was recently announced that Wickens had won th☂e awౠard for IndyCar ‘rookie of the year’ following his impressive performances in the series after switching from DTM.

Just a few words from Rehab, alsoꦦ good-luck to everyone in Sonoma this weekend!

— Robert Wickens (@robertwickens)