Mick Schumacher’s car split into two pieces in a massive collision at the wet Monaco Grand Prix
MONTE CARLO – Mick Schumacher died unharmed after a major crash at the Monaco Grand Prix raised the event’s second red flag.
A downpour just before the scheduled start delay the race by 70 minutesand eventually it went into a dry spot.
The drivers had just finished switching from full and medium wet to dry when Schumacher, in 17th gear, lost control over the Pool section and hit a wall on the exit of the road.
Schumacher’s rear suspension and rear wing are completely separate from the Haas car.
Schumacher, the son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, immediately climbed out of the car and walked back to the Haas garage.
Bizarrely, race managers cycled through all three options available to them in the event of an accident as officers worked to clear the wreckage.
First, they implemented virtual safety cars, in which drivers were asked to drive slowly to delta time.
The actual safety car was then deployed two minutes later, which required the pitch to be cornered behind a speed vehicle.
Just six minutes later, the race was suspended with a red flag to allow officers to repair the fence Schumacher had entered.
As the race continued, Red Bull’s Sergio Perez took the lead by one inning.