Mick Schumacher suffered a hard crash in qualifying in Jeddah. The German was flown to the hospital followingwards, but is said to have escaped unharmed. But he will miss the GP.
The shock was great when Mick Schumacher suffered a hard crash in qualifying in Saudi Arabia. The young Haas driver lost control of his car in the first sector and hit the barriers hard. The session was suspended for almost an hour. Schumacher was responsive but was taken to the track hospital in an ambulance as a precaution.
Fortunately, no external injuries were found there, as team boss Günther Steiner confirmed to “Sky Sports”: “There are no visible injuries, but he is now being examined in a hospital to be on the safe side, where he will be scanned to make sure that the impact did no harm.”
“We lost connection to Mick and the car in the crash, so we didn’t know anything. But then we were told he was conscious and that’s the most important thing. As soon as he was examined, it was clear that he had not suffered any external injuries. I didn’t speak to him directly, but a few times to his mother,” revealed the South Tyrolean.
And Steiner emphasized: “After looking at the accident once more, I think that tomorrow we will probably only have one car in the race. We certainly don’t want to take any risks and the next World Championship round will follow in Melbourne in two weeks. It’s better to focus on that to make sure we’re back in good shape there.”
The team confirmed on social media that Schumacher will not contest the second round of the season in Saudi Arabia. “Mick is in good hands, but there is a possibility that he will remain in the hospital for observation,” said Steiner. But it turned out that the latter was not necessary. Schumacher was released from the hospital on Saturday evening and returned to his hotel.
The racing team from America will only send Kevin Magnussen into the race. The Dane ended the final training session in tenth place.
Qualifying, Jeddah
01. Sergio Perez (MEX), Red Bull Racing RB18, 1:28.200 mins
02. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari F1-75, 1:28.225
03. Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari F1-75, 1: 28.402
04. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing RB18, 1:28,461
05. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine A522-Renault, 1:29,068
06. George Russell (GB), Mercedes W13, 1:29,104
07. Fernando Alonso (E), Alpine A522-Renault, 1:29,147
08. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Alfa Romeo C42-Ferrari, 1: 29,183
09. Pierre Gasly (F), AlphaTauri AT03, 1:29,254
10. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas VF-22-Ferrari, 1: 29,588
11. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren MCL36-Mercedes, 1:29,651
12. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), McLaren MCL36-Mercedes, 1: 29,773
13. Guanyu Zhou (RC), Alfa Romeo C42-Ferrari, 1:29,819
14. Mick Schumacher (D), Haas VF-22-Ferrari, 1:29,920
15. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin AMR22-Mercedes, 1:31,009
16. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes W13, 1:30,343
17. Alex Albon (T), Williams FW43B-Mercedes, 1:30,492
18. Nico Hulkenberg (R), Aston Martin AMR22-Mercedes, 1:30.492
19. Nicholas Latifi (CDN), Williams FW44-Mercedes, 1:31,817
20. Yuki Tsunoda (J), AlphaTauri AT03, failure (cooling system)
