Michael Schumacher's nephew's car sets alight in scary scene as star has medical attention
DAVID SCHUMACHER was involved in a terrifying crash which resulted in his car setting alight.
Michael Schumacher's nephew David was involved in a scary incident at the Hockenheim DTM which resulted in his and a competitor's car hurtling towards a crash barrier, before a third car also smashed avoiding the collision. The 20-year-old was taken to the medical centre and fortunately nobody seemed hurt in the three-car crash which resulted in a blaze.
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On lap six of the Hockenheim DTM event Schumacher was fighting for position with Thomas Preining when the scary incident happened. The cars collided resulting in both hurtling towards the crash barrier before bouncing back onto the track.
That resulted in Dennis Olsen losing control of his Porsche while frantically trying to avoid the pile-up. The Norwegian's car also ended up smashing into the crash barriers and setting on fire.
The red flag was immediately waved which resulted in a delay to the race getting underway. The wreckage showed the true extent of the horrific crash which drivers were lucky to escape from and the engine of Olsen was left on the race track.
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David, the nephew of Michael Schumacher, was taken to a hospital for check-ups. He suffered bruising to his spine as a result of the incident.
"I was driving to the left of Preining through the fast-right in front of the East Grandstand when he pulled to the outside," Schumacher told Autosport. "We touched, both turned right and from then on I was just a passenger. The impact was really violent."
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The crash also ended the chances of Preining winning the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) title in his first season with Porsche. "I gave David as little space as possible and tried to make myself wide,” he told Autosport.
“And he has to go back at some point. But from my direct view in the car he came back a bit too aggressively. The crash hurt a lot, and it was certainly very expensive."
