Qualifying for the Saudi Grand Prix in the Formula 1 World Championship has been suspended after Haas driver Mick Schumacher suffered a serious accident in the second period of testing.
The Haas team said on Saturday that Schumacher appeared "unconscious" and was on his way to the medical center.
Schumacher hit the barriers in the 12th corner, about 5 minutes before the end of the second session of the official test, and the car was badly damaged, to raise the red flags.
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Mick Schumacher has a heavy hit at Turn 12. #SaudiArabianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/12lBHlXRex
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) March 26, 2022
Schumacher's condition was not immediately clear, and immediately after that, a Formula 1 medical car, along with an ambulance, entered the track in Jeddah.
"We have heard that Mick (Schumacher) has passed out, he has gotten out of the car and is on his way to the medical centre," Haas later wrote on Twitter.
Mick Schumacher crash #F1 #SaudiArabianGP pic.twitter.com/Ka7g1MfpnJ
— José López (@joselopezg1107) March 26, 2022
The German driver was taken to the medical center after getting out of the car with debris strewn across the track.
Sky Sports reported that the accident occurred at a speed of 274 kilometers per hour when Schumacher's car collided with the cement wall in the tenth corner.
The state of Mick Schumacher's car…
So glad to hear he's physically in a good condition 🙏 pic.twitter.com/A2POfyZJGk
— ESPN F1 (@ESPNF1) March 26, 2022