On Sunday morning a follow-up statement said he had had a comfortable night and after undergoing further tests he would be kept in hospital for another night: "The medical staff want to keep him in hospital for another night under observation and to carry out another scan on Monday." Pérez will remain in hospital at least overnight and will definitely not start the race on Sunday."
He was too wide coming out of the tunnel, and the impact of hitting the side the tunnel side projected his car sideways out of the exit tunnel and about 30 metres down into the tire wall.Sergio Perez will not race in the Monaco Grand Prix after being kept in the Hospital Princesse Grace overnight following a big accident during qualifying.Ī press release from his Sauber team two hours after the crash confirmed he had no major injuries: "The medical staff informed the Sauber F1 Team that he escaped the shunt with concussion and a bruised thigh. Rosberg crashed at almost exactly the same spot as Perez, who is racing in his debut season, but the Mexican’s accident was more violent. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg and Hispania’s Vitantonio Liuzzi were both unharmed after crashing in practice earlier Saturday. Sauber said it found "no indication there was a technical failure" in Perez’s car. After a few minutes the battered car was lifted off the track. "The doctors said Perez had suffered concussion and a sprained thigh, but no broken bones and, following a scan, they could find no further injuries."Ī medical crew rushed to Perez’s car, and a giant blanket was immediately draped over it. "It is with great relief that the Sauber F1 team received the news that Sergio Perez has no serious injuries," the Sauber team said in a statement.
He was taken to the Princess Grace hospital in Monaco where he was to be kept overnight, and the team said he will miss Sunday’s race. It then span round and hit a tire wall on the circuit. The Sauber driver was about to come out of a tunnel when the front of the car slid over to the right and slammed into the tunnel barrier.
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