07/31/2021 10:50
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 07/31/2021 10:58 AM
Qualifying for the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix was proceeding normally and with the fight between Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Max Verstappen (Red Bull) as the main attraction.
Until in the second session, in the absence of 6m40 to go, the Spanish Carlos Sainz gave the note by getting lost and hitting the retaining wall in the last corner of the mythical Magyar circuit.
Sainz lost the Ferrari and went straight to the leca, where he lost control of his car that suffered some damage that will force the mechanics of the Italian team to work against the clock to repair it with a view to Sunday's test.
Alonso flies in Hungary # F1xESPN He has soft tires on his Alpine and has good times in Q2 in Budapest.
Sainz hits the Ferrari, there is a red flag.
pic.twitter.com/FEyMUuzFOq
- ESPN Argentina (@ESPNArgentina) July 31, 2021
Fortunately, the Madrid native was unharmed.
But he left with a terrible fight and with no chance of getting back on the track.
In practice 3 the one who had hit hard had been the German Mick Schumacher with his Haas.
"I'm fine," the 22-year-old said immediately by radio to the US team command post.
Schumacher's car was badly damaged when it hit the tire barrier.
A hefty shunt for @SchumacherMick in FP3 saw the session red flagged
Thankfully, the @ HaasF1Team driver has been given the all-clear by the medical center #HungarianGP 🇭🇺 # F1 pic.twitter.com/qm1MupdB2N
- Formula 1 (@ F1) July 31, 2021
"I'm very sorry," stressed the son of Michael Schumacher, a seven-time world champion.
And it is not for less: his team will now have a lot of work ahead to get the car in condition to run on Sunday.
So much so that the Haas could not go out for a spin in qualifying.