Juan Manuel Correa will not participate in this weekend’s Formula 3 round at Imola due to a leg fracture which developed following the start of the season.
The ART driver, who lies fifth in the standings after the opening round in Bahrain last month, said he was “very sad” to have been forced out of the event.
Correa revealed two weeks ago he had suffered leg pain during the first F3 weekend and again during the subsequent test at Jerez. Following an MRI scan, he was discovered to have a fracture that required several weeks rest to recover.
At the time, Correa was ruled out of the further F3 test and an ELMS round he had been due to compete in at Paul Ricard, admitting that the Imola F3 round was “in doubt.”
In a social media post today, Correa said “I’ve taken the difficult decision not to race in Imola. Very sad to not be there, but after assessments with my doctors, and with the profile of the injury, we feel the risk of making the injury worse is too high.
“I’ll be…