Less than a thousand miles away in the principality of Monaco, Sergio ‘Checo’ Perez only recently popped the champagne (followed by one wild party it seems) at the top of the podium after winning a rain-hit Grand Prix. And it’s been cathartic to watch since both have been cruelly boxed into the unenviable role of ‘spares’.Īll of four, Prince Louis fired up the meme engines by bringing to life the most commonly used emojis on WhatsApp at his great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations. I mention the adorable British royal and the most successful Mexican driver in Formula 1 in the same sentence for both had much of the world rooting for them these past few days. No, this is not some grand example of the theory of six degrees of separation. This column is my attempt to connect with other new fans of the sport and share with them my journey of exploring this fast, furious, and yes, at times, frustrating, sport. He was too wide coming out of the tunnel, and the impact of hitting the side the tunnel side projected his car sideways out of the exit tunnel and about 30 metres down into the tire wall.Formula 1 is the pinnacle of motorsport worldwide and has gained a massive following in recent years even in countries that don’t get to roll out the red carpet for racing India being one of those countries and this author being one of those followers. Rosberg crashed at almost exactly the same spot as Perez, who is racing in his debut season, but the Mexican’s accident was more violent. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg and Hispania’s Vitantonio Liuzzi were both unharmed after crashing in practice earlier Saturday. Sauber said it found "no indication there was a technical failure" in Perez’s car. After a few minutes the battered car was lifted off the track.
"The doctors said Perez had suffered concussion and a sprained thigh, but no broken bones and, following a scan, they could find no further injuries."Ī medical crew rushed to Perez’s car, and a giant blanket was immediately draped over it. "It is with great relief that the Sauber F1 team received the news that Sergio Perez has no serious injuries," the Sauber team said in a statement.
He was taken to the Princess Grace hospital in Monaco where he was to be kept overnight, and the team said he will miss Sunday’s race. It then span round and hit a tire wall on the circuit.
The Sauber driver was about to come out of a tunnel when the front of the car slid over to the right and slammed into the tunnel barrier.
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