Mick Schumacher was ruled out of Sunday's Saudi Formula One Grand Prix after crashing heavily in qualifying and being flown to hospital in Jeddah for ...
Steiner said the car would have had to be completely rebuilt, and parts from the crashed one would have to be sent back to the factory for checks. "There is a possibility that he'll have to stay for observation overnight at the hospital. It's walls."
Rather than re-building the car overnight and entering it with a reserve driver, Schumacher's Haas F1 team will field only one car in the race. Advertisement - ...
Drivers have been worried about the safety of the new Jeddah street circuit since it was announced. Max Verstappen, last year's series champion, has been outspoken on the track's safety concerns since April of last year, months before the track had even been completed. The crash happened in the second round of today's qualifying session.
The Haas driver was involved in a terrifying high speed collision that has left some calling into question the safety of the circuit in Saudi Arabia.
“I don’t know what will happen in the future and we have to have a serious discussion about it.” For many viewers the crash during qualifying was a hard thing to watch and everyone was relieved when the good news filtered through about Schumacher’s condition. Thankfully it was confirmed that physically he was in a good condition despite the terrifying scenes as his car disintegrated on impact.
Schumacher crashes in Saudi qualifying · Team say German is unhurt but flown to hospital in Jeddah · Haas driver will not start Sunday's race.
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Haas F1 Team driver Mick Schumacher crashed in the second qualifying session at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday.
"The last thing I want to think is about the track, and I think going forwards it's again a discussion." It took safety workers several minutes to get Schumacher from his mangled car and into an ambulance for a first cursory check at the track. Haas F1 ruled Schumacher out of the race Sunday and the American team said it would field just one car.
Haas F1 tweeted that the driver “is physically in a good condition” after a scary qualifying wreck.
Perhaps it is hard to comprehend if you have never driven an F1 car on this fast and challenging Jeddah track, but on seeing the smoke from the incident it was difficult to remain a fully focused race driver and erase natural human concerns. However, this year’s race brings new safety concerns to the forefront after an Aramco oil depot went up in flames as a large plume of black smoke filled the air, which was visible during Friday’s practice. "Consequently we went into long discussions between ourselves, with our team principals, and with the most senior people who run our sport. Haas F1 confirmed that the driver was “conscious” and he was extracted carefully from the vehicle. Since December 2021, changes have been made in order to make it safer, such as widening several of the corners. The FIA said in a statement that while he was at the medical center, “no injuries” were revealed.