Brendon Hartley has been cleared to continue in the Spanish Grand Prix following his high-speed crash in final practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.
The Toro Rosso driver was checked at the Medical Centre at the Circuit de Catalunya after he spun backwards into a barrier at turn nine shortly before the end of practice.
Hartley’s car was badly damaged in the crash and he was unable to take part in qualifying as a result. He will therefore require a dispensation from the stewards in order to take part in the race, which is likely to be a formality.
“It was a big impact,” Hartley told Sky, “But everyone’s working hard to get the car fixed for tomorrow and I’ll be fine. I’m physically fit to drive again.”…
Despite the extensive damage to his car, a large part of which fell off when it was moved by the marshals, Hartley doesn’t expect to need a replacement chassis.
“There’s no chassis damage which is important. The other bits are replace-able. I don’t know what it means going forward for new parts introduced to the car on the drive train but I think they should have no problem getting it fixed in time.”
Last year Daniil Kvyat finished ninth from 19th on the grid for Toro Rosso in Spain. Hartley said he is targeting a repeat of that result.
Brendon Hartley has been cleared to continue in the Spanish Grand Prix following his high-speed crash in final practice for the Spanish Grand Prix.
The Toro Rosso driver was checked at the Medical Centre at the Circuit de Catalunya after he spun backwards into a barrier at turn nine shortly before the end of practice.
Hartley’s car was badly damaged in the crash and he was unable to take part in qualifying as a result. He will therefore require a dispensation from the stewards in order to take part in the race, which is likely to be a formality.
“It was a big impact,” Hartley told Sky, “But everyone’s working hard to get the car fixed for tomorrow and I’ll be fine. I’m physically fit to drive again.”...
Despite the extensive damage to his car, a large part of which fell off when it was moved by the marshals, Hartley doesn’t expect to need a replacement chassis.
“There’s no chassis damage which is important. The other bits are replace-able. I don’t know what it means going forward for new parts introduced to the car on the drive train but I think they should have no problem getting it fixed in time.”
Last year Daniil Kvyat finished ninth from 19th on the grid for Toro Rosso in Spain. Hartley said he is targeting a repeat of that result.
