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 Formuᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚla 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 al𒀰so working on Channel 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 Coulthard but will now continue his newfound career covering the Paralympics.

What happened to Billy Monger?

Now 25 year🍰s old, Monger is a former racing driver whose c﷽areer ended due to a horror crash.

In 2017, racing in the F4 series at Donington Park, Monger was involved in an accident with fellow driver ༺Patrik Pasma.

Just short of his 18th bir✃thday, Monger was left fighting for his♔ life.

He wa🎶s trapped in his vehicle for more than an hour before being airlifted to hospita💎l.

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

Remarkably, the same y🤡ear he returned to the race track in a car adapted to his disability. A year after his accident, Monger finished 𒅌third in a BRDC Formula 3 race.

The FIA lifted a ban to enable disabled dri♊vers to race in ဣmodified cars.

Mon🀅ger was awarded the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Helen Rollason Award.

A 2018 documentary called Driven: The Billy Mong🔯er Story depicts hꦑis incredible journey.

Billy Monger’s TV career

𝄹In 2019, Monger embarked on a new career as a TV broa🅘dcaster.

He worked with Channel 4 provided Formula 1 analysis, and became the co-commentator for the W S🧸eries.

He starred in Billy Monger: Changing Gear where he trained alongside Paralympic ath✤letes.

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

He has fea🎶tured in several TV shows demonstrating his incredible mental and physical aptitude.

Monger walked, kayaked a൩nd cycled 140 miles in 2021 for Red Nose Dayജ.

He is aiming to break a world record for a double amputee in the Ironman World Championship f🦹or Comic Relief.

Monger was also a part of BBC show Celebrity Race Across the Worl🍌d.

Read More