In a heavy context marked by the maintenance (this Sunday) of the Saudi Arabian Formula 1 Grand Prix, the day after the attack on an oil site near the Jeddah circuit by the Yemeni rebels Houthis, Mick Schumacher was the victim of a violent crash this Saturday during qualifying.
reassuring news
The 23-year-old German driver completely lost control of his single-seater in turn 12 before colliding violently head-on at high speed with a wall. The impact was impressive and the car badly damaged. “We heard that Mick was conscious, got out of his vehicle and was directed to a medical center”, reacted on Twitter his team Hass. Reassuring news confirmed by Canal + which explained that he had been able to speak to his mother by telephone and that he was heading to a hospital for a scan.
Following the accident, the session was interrupted by a red flag. Last week at the Bahrain Grand Prix, the son of motoring legend Michael Schumacher finished in eleventh place.