Mick Schumacher Makes His Return to the Paddock Following the Horrific Crash During Jeddah F1 Qualifying

The Saudi Arabian GP debuted on the calendar for the first time in 2021. However, the Jeddah Corniche Circuit has already been marked as a notoriously narrow, twisty track. The track offers nearly no run-off area. The walls flanking the track mean that any mistake can put an end to your run. One of the more recent incidents on track was Mick Schumacher crashing out in Q2 this weekend. The Haas driver’s crash red-flagging the session.

Mick Schumacher is all okay

The first big crash of the 2022 season came in Q2 of the Saudi Arabian GP. Haas’s Mick Schumacher took too much curb and ended up in the wall at turn 12. He was quickly hurried to the medical center for some checkups. Later, it was revealed that he was flown to a hospital for further precautionary checkups.

But now, Mick has been cleared and is in good health. That is plenty of good news for the fans. He returned to trackside today but will not be racing.

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Haas also chose not to run a second car and their reserve driver, Pietro Fittipaldi. Hence there will only be one Haas, of Kevin Magnussen’s, out on track today.

Race Day in Saudi

The race in Saudi will only see a grid of 19 cars as Haas has decided to field only one car, following Mick Schumacher and his Q2 crash, which sees the German miss the race. The race will once again see Ferrari and Red Bull duke it out for the win. Sergio Perez qualified on pole for the first time in his career. Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, and Max Verstappen fill out the first 2 rows.

However, the Ferrari has looked like they have good race pace and could perhaps spoil Checo’s party. Lewis Hamilton, on the other hand, had a difficult day on track and will start down in 16th after going out in Q1. His teammate George Russell is set to start in P6, splitting the two Alpines.

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Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas is in P8, Pierre Gasly in P9, and Kevin Magnussen rounding out the top 10. Who do you think will win the Saudi GP? Let us know your predictions in the comments below.