After losing the back end of his Haas VF-22 after riding over the kerbs in Q2, Mick Schumacher spun heavily into the wall.
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According to his team, Haas driver Mick Schumacher is physically well following his high-impact qualifying crash at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Despite this, Haas has confirmed that after the shunt, the German will not compete in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix again. After losing the back end of his Haas VF-22 after riding over the kerbs in Q2, Schumacher spun heavily into the wall, causing massive damage to his car.
According to a statement from the FIA, Schumacher was taken to the circuit’s Medical Centre and then by helicopter to the King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital for a “precautionary check.” Haas has confirmed that they will run only one car, that of teammate Kevin Magnussen, who qualified P10, rather than reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi, who will be in attendance with the team this weekend.
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“I spoke with him directly. He spoke to his mum, I spoke to his mum a few times and kept her updated,” Haas team principal Guenther Steiner said. “He has no injuries which you can see – they just wanted to check on him, doing some scans to see that there is no damage from the impact of the forces. Taking any risks tomorrow, it’s not on. We are in Melbourne in two weeks and it’s better to focus on that one to make sure that we are in a good state there,” he added.
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez drove an incredible lap to earn pole position on Saturday ahead of the Saudi Arabian GP. Checo became the first-ever Mexican driver to achieve the feat on what was an eventful day in Jeddah. The two Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz secured P2 and P3 respectively while reigning champion Max Verstappen could only manage P4. However, the spotlighting should be focused on Perez who clinched the first pole position of his F1 career with a time of 1:28.200.
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Leclerc’s final flying lap seemed absolutely rapid and the Monegasque looked all but set for pole, but Perez was just 0.025 seconds faster. It could have been Sainz in second place as he was putting in quick laps throughout qualifying but his final one was to up to the mark. The Spaniard will have to settle for third on the grid, 0.202 seconds slower than the Red Bull of Perez.
