The Haas Formula 1 team has confirmed that Mick Schumacher will not race in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday.
Schumacher was involved in a heavy incident during qualifying on Saturday evening, which resulted in a red flag stoppage that lasted almost one hour.
The German lost control of his car over a kerb at Turn 12, hit the wall before bouncing back across the track and coming to a rest.
Schumacher was extracted from his car and brought to the medical centre at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, where it was determined that he had no visible injuries.
However, he was airlifted to the King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital in Jeddah for precautionary scans, and has been ruled out of Sunday’s race.
“The best thing is that Mick has apparently no injuries, he’s in the hospital right now and being evaluated by the doctors, so he is in good hands at the moment,” said Haas Team Principal Guenther Steiner.
“There is a possibility that he’ll have to stay for observation overnight at the hospital. Based on these facts and where we are, we have decided not to field his car tomorrow.”
Kevin Magnussen, who is set to line up in 10th place on Sunday, will be Haas’ only driver on the grid for the race.
F1’s regulations state that in order for a driver to participate in a race, they must take part in one practice session during the weekend, which includes qualifying.
Therefore, Schumacher will not be replaced for the grand prix.
“I’ve heard Mick is uninjured which is good and incredible when you see the crash that he had,” Magnussen said.
“But the safety is so good with these cars with the fact that you can walk away from a crash like that, it’s impressive.
“I think he was having a great qualifying session up until that point and he was up for a good result, so he’ll just need to come back and get on the horse and bounce back.”
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