Mick Schumacher suffers HORRIFIC 170mph crash as Saudi Arabia Grand Prix qualifying is red-flagged
Mick Schumacher is involved in a HORRIFIC 170mph smash in Saudi Arabia Grand Prix qualifying that halts racing for almost an hour in Jeddah with the German driver – son of F1 legend Michael Schumacher – now ‘conscious’ and airlifted to hospital
Haas F1 driver Mick Schumacher suffered a horrific 170mph crash in Saudi Arabian GP qualifying on SaturdayThe young German driver crashed into the wall at 170mph on the exit of Turn 12 in Jeddah in a horror smashSchumacher is ‘physically in a good condition’ but Haas confirmed he has been taken to hospital for checksRed Bull driver Sergio Perez eventually took pole position for the first time in his career after 215th attempts
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Mick Schumacher suffered a horrific crash during qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but is thankfully conscious and has been flown to hospital.
The Haas driver crashed into the wall at 170mph on the exit of Turn 12 on the Jeddah circuit, with his car being torn to pieces.
The red flag was immediately raised to allow an ambulance on to the track, with Schumacher conscious and talking to doctors before being taken to the medical centre.
The shocking nature of the crash was shown as the Haas car broke in two as it was lifted off the track.
Haas tweeted that Schumacher, 23, is ‘physically in a good condition’ but that he would be taken to King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital for further checks.
‘I spoke with his Mum and kept her updated,’ Haas team principal Guenther Steiner said.
‘He has no injuries that you can see, but they want to do some scans to make sure there was no impact from the forces. The impact broke up the digital [technology] so we heard nothing [on the radio] but we got word he was conscious.’
Mick Schumacher suffered a horrific 170mph crash during qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday night
The Haas driver crashed into the wall on the exit of Turn 12 on the Jeddah circuit and there was immediate concern for him
The red flag was immediately raised to allow an ambulance on to the track and the smashed up car was soon recovered
The shocking nature of the crash was shown as the car broke in two as it was lifted off the track and back to the Haas garage
Schumacher has been flown to King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital for further checks but left the circuit ‘conscious’, Haas said
Haas team boss Guenther Steiner (right) remains in regular contact with Corinna Schumacher (left) following the crash
The incident paused the Q2 session for almost an hour as the track was deep cleaned and cleared of debris.
Lewis Hamilton, who suffered a shock exit in Q1, said: ‘I heard the news. I hope he’s ok.’
Former Haas driver Roman Grosjean, who suffered a significant crash in the team’s car himself in the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, added his best wishes.
Sharing Haas’ tweet confirming that Schumacher was responsive on his way for medical treatment, the Frenchman wrote: ‘Hoping for good news soon.’
‘The FIA work hard in ensuring all these circuits are safe as possible,’ Formula E driver Sam Bird said on BBC Radio 5 Live.
‘It’s been designed to be a exciting, fast rollercoaster of a street circuit. Now with that comes this danger, if you go off in high speeds, it does bite.
The session was paused for nearly an hour as the track was deep cleaned and cleared of debris following the horror smash
Before the crash Schumacher, 23, was up to P8 in Q2 with a lap time of 1:29.920, but now it is a decision whether he can race
‘If you get it wrong you hit the wall at 200mph. Motorsport is dangerous.
‘Every time you go out there you can hit something, you can have large impact. Unfortunately today we’ve seen that with Mick.’
Before the crash, Schumacher – the son of F1 legend Michael – was up to P8 in Q2 with a lap time of 1:29.920.
His Haas teammate Kevin Magnussen, who finished fifth in Bahrain last weekend, eventually finished in P10.
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez claimed pole position for the first time in his career, with Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in P2 and P3.
