Fans who watched the live broadcast of the F1 Saudi Grand Prix qualifying must have sweated for Mick Schumacher, because the German boy's car hit the paracycles at high speed, and the broadcast screen did not give any information for a long time.
Luckily, Mick wasn't physically fit, but he wasn't able to play sunday's regular race. In this way, haas teams have only Magnussen alone to participate in Sunday's regular race.
Although Mick left the hospital on Saturday night and updated himself via Twitter, Haas team still gave up on letting it play in Sunday's race.
Team leader Steiner said: "There is too much uncertainty if he is put in the game on Sunday. ”
Mick was involved in an accident in the second half of Qualifying Q2 when his car slipped across the shoulder at 11 corners, and the car lost control and hit the parapet directly, and the race immediately showed a red flag.
Security personnel helped Mick get out of the car and carried him directly to the ambulance for a check-up at the medical center, and after ruling out the serious damage, he took a helicopter to the local hospital for further examination.
Haas's first message to the outside world was: "We learned that Mick was conscious when he came out of the car and he was on his way to the medical center. ”
Steiner told the media: "It is said that he is in good shape, he is sober and on the phone with his mother. There are currently no obvious traumas, but must be examined by a doctor. He is awake and able to speak, which is the most important thing. ”
Qualifying was interrupted for nearly an hour before the remaining 4 minutes and 58 seconds were allowed to continue.
Mick benefited from grosjean's accident
Mick's accident has once again focused attention on the safety of the 2022 F1 car.
Steiner said: "This year there has been a significant increase in the intensity of the chassis after the accident in Romain Grosjean, and these changes have certainly helped, but we still need some luck. The most important thing is that the drivers are good. ”
Teammate Magnussen said: "You can see that the whole car has disintegrated, it must be a crazy accident. ”
'I'm grateful for the safety of the car to see the driver safely emerge from an accident like this so we have a chance to talk to Mick and pat him on the shoulder.'
In the evening, Mick once again tweeted to fans that he was fine and had to withdraw from Sunday's race.
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Steiner said: "We couldn't win, the car is like this. This could affect our plans in Melbourne and it doesn't make sense for us to start with the pit lanes. At the moment we have a car in the points zone, so we'd better focus on Melbourne. ”
In addition to the consideration of Mick's body, the Haas team also has to prepare for the next race. After the Saudi Grand Prix, the team will head directly to Australia, where it will be too late to transport new parts to Melbourne if the damage to the car is confirmed.
"We have to look at all the parts and debris and we certainly can't get the points from the end because there are so many good teams this year."
"If we don't play tomorrow, we have 100 per cent gear for Melbourne. We have enough parts, but I would say that there is no point in venturing into tomorrow's race. ”