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VIDEO: Mick Schumacher Crashes Out in F1 Qualifying

 

 

Haas F1 driver Mick Schumacher was taken to a local hospital Saturday evening after he suffered a vicious crash during qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

With less than five minutes to go in Q2, Schumacher’s car shot nose first into the wall at high speed near the end of the first sector in Turn 12 of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

The session was immediately red-flagged, and the FIA medical crew was quickly on the scene. After a few tense moments, Schumacher, who was conscious and talking, was extricated from the remains of the car, and taken to the track medical center.

Haas team principal Guenther Steiner later said Schumacher seemed to be fine physically, and that Mick had talked to his mom. Steiner added that he had also talked to Corinna Schumacher, Mick’s mom, and that Mick seemed fine but was being airlifted to a local hospital for further medical scans and is expected to remain there for observation overnight.

The team later said that Schumacher will not be in Sunday’s race and “For the avoidance of doubt, we will only be running one car in the race.”

The medical helicopter could be seen departing the track shortly before the session resumed shortly after 11:30 p.m. local time.

The red flag was the second of qualifying, the first coming for a crash for Williams’ Nicholas Latifi in Q1. The drama of the session began when Mercedes’ driver Lewis Hamilton was eliminated in Q1 for the first time since the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix.

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