Mick Schumacher’s Haas car split in half after he span out of control and collided with the barrier during a wet Monaco Grand Prix.
The protection provided to the driver by a modern day Formula 1 car was once again on display as despite the heavy crash into the wall, Schumacher was able to leave the car by himself and was seen speaking to a safety marshal as he walked off the track.
The incident occurred on the way to Turn 15 when the 23-year-old lost control of his car on the wet surface. He then clipped the wall with his front wing before being helpless as he spun and smashed into the Tecpro barrier.
Despite the wall being Tecpro, it was enough to snap the car in half with the rear wing and rear tyres separately entirely from the rest of the car.
Initially a virtual safety car was deployed before that was upgraded to the actual safety car. Later, the red flag was shown in order to allow the marshals to repair the barrier.
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It was a race to forget for Haas with Schumacher being the second of the team’s drivers to retire before even half of the race had been run.
Earlier, in lap 21, Kevin Magnussen became the first driver out of the race in what was also Haas’ first DNF of the season.
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