Sky Sports F1 presenter Rachel Brookes undergoes emergency surgery in Azerbaijan

Sky Sports activities F1 common Rachel Brookes was as a consequence of be a part of the presenting workforce masking this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix however was as a substitute rushed into surgical procedure

Rachel Brookes has undergone emergency surgical procedure after travelling to Baku to be a part of Sky Sports activities’ Azerbaijan Grand Prix protection.

Brookes is a veteran of Sky’s protection of System 1 and was as a consequence of be on digicam this weekend. However she has been absent from our screens and has now taken to social media to elucidate why.

She informed her followers that she had been recognized with appendicitis and needed to go underneath the knife to have it eliminated. In saying it, she cracked a joke about the truth that F1 drivers Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz have additionally had an analogous expertise in current instances.

Brookes wrote: “So I landed right here Tuesday evening and felt poorly. Thought it was simply nasty meals poisoning however yesterday came upon that I had appendicitis and wanted surgical procedure.

“I’ve had the appendectomy and all good. Simply need to say a large due to all my colleagues at Sky Sports activities F1 for stepping up, stepping in to cowl and sending me so many messages. We actually do have one of the best workforce!

“And likewise to Sky as an organization for pulling out all of the stops to get me one of the best care and flying out my sister for assist. So, principally, that is why I wasn’t on the protection this weekend… see you all in Texas.”

In a second submit on her Instagram story, Brookes added: “And the hugest of thank yous to the wonderful employees at Liv Bona Dea hospital in Baku. I couldn’t have felt in safer fingers. From my surgeon, Elgun, to my anaesthetist, Madina, to all of the nurses who downloaded Google Translate so we might talk.

“To Ayshan, Yazgul, Shovgia, Humay and Osman – you had been greater than any affected person might want for. Additionally to System Drugs and all of the medical employees on the Baku Circuit, you had been improbable.”

Brookes shouldn’t be the one notable absentee from this weekend’s Sky protection with common commentator David Croft additionally not current. However his absence was pre-planned as he’s at the moment off celebrating his honeymoon having tied the knot along with his accomplice. Harry Benjamin is filling in for Croft.

Natalie Pinkham is main the protection of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. She is joined in Baku by common pundits Bernie Collins, Karun Chandhok and pit lane reporter Ted Kravitz. Sky have additionally introduced again 1997 champion Jacques Villeneuve, who made his debut for the broadcaster earlier this yr in Montreal.

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