F1: Former F1 driver Alessandro Nannini wants to be Mayor of Siena

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From GMM

Former grand prix winner Alessandro Nannini is set to run for Mayor.

Italy's Autosprint reports that the 51-year-old, whose career ended whilst a Benetton driver in 1990 when his arm was severed in a helicopter crash, wants to be Mayor of Siena.

In Tuscany, Italy, Siena is Nannini's birthplace.

Autosprint said the news would shortly be announced officially.

"I will speak when a decision is taken," Nannini is quoted by Corriere Fiorentino .

Nannini's first and only grand prix win was the 1989 race at Suzuka, when Ayrton Senna was disqualified after famously colliding with Alain Prost.