The recovery of Mia Rusthen continues. After being transferred to Norway, the driver from the Women’s Circuit Racing World Championship (WorldWCR) is now breathing without assistance and has begun to move her limbs.
Family spokesperson Kåre Løvstakken provided an update to NRK: ‘There is still a long way to go before we can say she is awake. What we can say is that there are resources for recovery, but there is a long road ahead before we know how it will turn out. Compared to how things looked just a few days ago, this is very good’, she emphasized.
The spokesperson, who is also a doctor, further elaborated: ‘Seeing that she can now breathe on her own and move her arms and legs is a big step forward from being unconscious and not knowing if she was going to wake up’.
At just 22 years old, Rusthen was debuting in the new WorldWCR when she suffered a severe crash during the first race in Misano. Since then, she has been in intensive care and has been transported from Italy to Norway, although she remains in an induced coma.