Pourchaire stalled on the grid in the feature race and was collected by an unsighted Fittipaldi, which triggered a nasty crash that immediately drew a red flag from race control.
Both drivers were hospitalised after the crash, with the Brazilian driver suffering a fractured heel, cuts and bruises, while Pourchaire escaped unscathed.
The ART Grand Prix driver took victory in the opening feature race of the 2022 season in Bahrain on Sunday, having started second, but had a poor start and initially dropped to fourth before making up places as Juri Vips and Jack Doohan suffered problems.
Pourchaire says is still struggling with his starts and “has some images in my head of what happened” in Saudi Arabia.
Speaking about his start, Pourchaire said: “Yeah, I struggled a bit. Since what happened in Jeddah last year I’m not super, super, confident at every start. I need to work a bit on that.
“It’s not easy, I have some images in my head of what happened and it’s difficult,…
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