This F1 Car Hit The Barrier So Hard, The Steering Wheel Came Off
Marcus Ericsson went over the slippery Stowe exit kerb during F1 practice for the British GP at Silverstone and spun into the wall at incredibly high speed, hitting the barrier with enough force to throw the steering wheel off!
Ericsson managed to climb out of the car on his own and appears to be unharmed, although he has been transported to hospital for routine check-ups. But his car is far from OK and it looks likely that he will have to skip F1 qualifying.
Update:
So it seems Ericsson’s knee hit the steering wheel release, which caused it to come off. But still, a pretty nasty shunt and we’ve not really seen the steering wheel come off before! An unusual incident, but the main thing is Ericsson is OK.
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Waiting for quali
Well…
this meme is so overused, and doesn’t even really apply here
Steering wheel : I had enought , bye bye !
I am flabbergasted!
hahaha that photographer just chillin like a boss
Would a Disklok secure it? (not saying that Disklok should make F1 wheels)
This is why you should always leave your steering wheel before a crash
No that’s if it stays on. If it immediately comes off like this it doesn’t have the chance to slam from side to side and smash your wrists.
He must’ve thought he was Kyle Busch from the drift save in NASCAR
Glad to see he’s ok, looks like the rear end lost traction
Yeah looks like he crossed over the kerb and lost traction on the artificial grass.
He hit the steering wheel with his knee. I heard
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