TAG Heuer Porsche confirmed Pascal Wehrlein is OK after his heavy crash within the Sao Paulo E-Prix on Saturday.
The reigning Method E champion flipped into the surface wall on the exit of Flip 6 after contact from Jaguar TCS Racing’s Nick Cassidy, who was unable to make the flip after sustaining injury in a bump with Maxilian Guenther moments earlier.
An enormous crash for our reigning world champion Pascal Wehrlein as he got here along with Nick Cassidy
Pascal reported he was okay and was out of the automotive shortly after 🙌#SaoPauloEPrix pic.twitter.com/i2kCk2Gqvy
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In a bulletin issued to media, Porsche confirmed Wehrlein was unhurt, however that he had been taken to an area hospital for precautionary checks.
“It’s with enormous reduction that we’re capable of verify that Pascal is okay after the on-track incident in race one of many new season,” stated a Porsche spokesman. “He’s been taken to hospital for some last checks.”
Talking of the incident, Wehrlein’s teammate Antonio Felix da Costa – who completed the race in second – expressed his reduction that Wehrlein was all proper and stated the incident highlighted how far motorsport security has come.
“I believe it’s a reminder that our sport is harmful,” he stated. “It’s a reminder that we now have to race with respect amongst everybody. I’m under no circumstances placing fault to both Nick or Pascal, I’m positive each of them are particularly reasonable drivers.
“I’m glad that he’s is okay, nevertheless it’s a superb reminder that what we do is harmful, and we have to race with respect. Our automobiles are getting sooner, a few of these tracks are tight, are bumpy. We have to know easy methods to go facet by facet. I’m simply glad to see that he’s good and that the security of those automobiles is excellent.”
