Formula One legend Michael lost control of his Haas car and smashed into the barriers at around 170mph. Concern was rife amongst the paddock until it was confirmed that he was alright.Speaking to Sky Sports, team principle Guenther Steiner revealed Schumacher had spoken to mum Corinna before he was taken to hospital for precautionary checks.
He said: "I didn’t speak with him directly. He's spoken to his mum. I spoke with his mum a few times and kept her updated. "He has no injuries which you can see, they just wanted to check on him and do some scans to see that there’s no damage from the impact and the forces.
It seems like he's gone on the curb and just lost the car. We just lost all the data immediately on the impact, we had no contact with him after the contact."A Haas social media post added that he was "physically in a good condition", while the FIA issued their own statement which read: "Mick Schumacher has been assessed at the Medical Centre. Is the Saudi track too dangerous?
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