During Q2, Mick Schumacher was involved in a high-speed accident, the German hitting the concrete walls of Turn 10 after losing control of his car.
Schumacher ‘s car was practically destroyed after that side impact and the pilot needed help from the medical assistance. After a first check-up at the Jeddah circuit medical center, it was confirmed that he had no physical injuries.
However, the German was airlifted to the King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, near the Saudi track, for additional precautionary checks.
Despite this, Haas team principal Gunther Steiner ruled out Schumacher ‘s participation in Sunday’s race, as he could be forced to spend the night in hospital.
“The best thing is that Mick apparently has no injuries, he is in the hospital at the moment and is being evaluated by the doctors, so he is in good hands right now,” Steiner said in an official team statement.
“There is a possibility that he may have to stay in hospital overnight for observation. Based on these facts, we have decided that his car will not run tomorrow.”
During the long red flag that caused Mick Schumacher ‘s accident, Steiner had already dropped that his car would be retired for Sunday’s race.
“Taking any risk tomorrow is not in the plans, you know, we’re going to Melbourne in two weeks, it’s better to focus on that to make sure we get there in good form,” the American team principal told F1 TV . .
“The whole car has to be rechecked anyway after an impact like this, so we’ll have to build a completely new car,” he added.
Steiner revealed that the team had no radio communication with Schumacher after the crash, meaning the team had to wait for official confirmation of their driver’s condition.
“We didn’t have any radio communication with him after the impact, because it’s all digital and it was broken. So we didn’t know anything. Then we got the message that he was conscious, and that was the most important thing. And then as soon as he They got out of the car, they said he had no physical injuries,” he concluded.
