Alonso crashed the McLaren - airlifted to hospital for checks.

Connor Caple · Feb 22, 2015

Happened an hour or so ago.

The McLaren driver apparently hit a wall at the Circuit de Catalunya circuit at lunchtime on Sunday on the exit of the 150 mph Turn Three, but the BBC report that he is "OK and conscious".

Reports say he has been airlifted to hospital from the circuit's medical centre, but it is claimed it is just a precautionary measure after the crash.

"Fernando Alonso crashed in the end of Turn Three. The car has gone back and crashed into the wall," a statement from the circuit said.

Connor Caple · Feb 22, 2015

Ole Marius Myrvold · Feb 22, 2015

Biggest "problem" is that it isn't much of an crash!

Goran Asad · Feb 22, 2015

Fernando would never crash a car like that with 150 km/h. on that corner.

Darren Bentley · Feb 22, 2015

Vettel did say that he was going slowly and speared off plus I believe they found him unconscious and if so he was probably unconscious before he crashed

Deleted member 161052 · Feb 22, 2015

Goran Asad said:
Fernando would never crash a car like that with 150 km/h. on that corner.

Actually it was 150 mph, according to Danish news report it was 240 km/h.

the_sigman · Feb 22, 2015

needforspeedgamer said:
Actually it was 150 mph, according to Danish news report it was 240 km/h.

It was on an outlap according to Peter Windsor and the F1 app, so 150 kph sounds more logic. And the damage was not so big.

Darth · Feb 23, 2015

Was the chopper really needed? Anyway, I think you're right:

Manolis Sigoulakis said:
It was on an outlap according to Peter Windsor and the F1 app, so 150 kph sounds more logic. And the damage was not so big.

If I'm not mistaken they tried to pull off a few laps in the car, after
the accident, but didn't make it.

Ho3n3r · Feb 23, 2015

He was apparently unconscious, or at least not fully conscious, because he is ill.

So the concern is not with the minor crash he had, but rather how serious the illness is that he has.

Ho3n3r · Feb 23, 2015

needforspeedgamer said:
Actually it was 150 mph, according to Danish news report it was 240 km/h.

The speed was quite slow, maybe 150 kilometres per hour. Then he turned straight into the wall. It was strange", the four-time world champion told German magazine 'Auto, motor und Sport'.