Mick Schumacher had a HORRIBLE 170 mph crash in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying that stopped the race for nearly 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 was involved in a horrific 170 mph crash in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday.
- A young German driver crashed into a wall at 170 mph while exiting Turn 12 in Jeddah.
- Schumacher is ‘physically in good condition’ but Haas confirmed he was taken to the hospital for a checkup
- Red Bull driver Sergio Perez eventually took pole position for the first time in his career after his 215th attempt.
Mick Schumacher had a horrific crash during qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but is thankfully conscious and taken to the hospital.
The Haas driver crashed into a wall at 170 mph exiting Turn 12 on the Jeddah highway and his car was blown to pieces.
The red flag was immediately raised to allow an ambulance to enter the track, and Schumacher was conscious and talking to doctors before he was taken to the medical center.
The shocking nature of the crash was demonstrated when the Haas car broke in two as it was pulled off the track.
Haas tweeted that Schumacher, 23, was “physically in good condition” but would be taken to the King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital for further checks.
“I talked to his mom and kept her updated,” said Haas team leader Günther Steiner.
“He doesn’t have any damage that you can see, but they want to take some pictures to make sure there were no force impacts. Impact disrupted digital [technology] so we didn’t hear anything [on the radio] but we were told that he was conscious.
Mick Schumacher was involved in a horrific 170 mph crash during qualifying for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday night.
The Haas driver hit the wall at the exit of Turn 12 on the Jeddah highway and is immediately harassed.
The red flag was immediately raised to allow the ambulance to enter the track, and the wrecked car was soon restored.
The shocking nature of the crash was shown when the car broke in two while being picked up from the track and returned to the Haas garage.
According to Haas, Schumacher was taken to the King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital for further checks, but left the track “conscious”.
The incident stopped the Q2 session for nearly an hour as the track was thoroughly cleared of debris.
Lewis Hamilton, who survived the shock convention in the first quarter, said: “I heard the news. Hope he’s okay.”
Former Haas driver Roman Grosjean, who himself suffered a serious crash with the team’s car at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix, expressed his best wishes.
Sharing a tweet by Haas confirming that Schumacher was responding to his request for medical help, the Frenchman wrote: “Hopefully good news soon.”
“The FIA is working hard to ensure that all these circuits are as safe as possible,” Formula E driver Sam Bird said on BBC Radio 5 Live.
“It was designed to be an exciting, fast paced street track rollercoaster. Now with that comes this danger, if you drive at high speed, it really bites.
The session was suspended for almost an hour as the track was thoroughly cleaned and cleared of debris after a horrific crash.
Before the crash, the 23-year-old Schumacher was in eighth place in the second quarter with a lap time of 1:29.920, but now it’s up to him whether he can race.
“If you do it wrong, you will hit the wall at 200 miles per hour. Motorsport is dangerous.
“Every time you go out on the field you can hit something, you can make a big impact. Unfortunately, today we saw it with Mick.”
Before the crash, Schumacher – the son of F1 legend Michael – was in eighth place in the second quarter with a lap time of 1:29.920.
His Haas teammate Kevin Magnussen, who finished fifth in Bahrain over the weekend, ended up finishing in 10th place.
Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez took pole position for the first time in his career, with Ferrari pairing Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz taking second and third.