Much to the relief of his fans, Giedo der Garde has informed that he is unharmed and doing fine post the serious Silverstone crash- which he tagged as one among the biggest crashes ever.
The Dutchman was behind C33 wheel at the esteemed British racing track on Wednesday, when suddenly he met with a bad crash near Copse Corner. The Subaru F1 driver lost out on his car rear & broke heavily into guardrail. The accident occurred in the afternoon.
The crash at the guardrail led to red flagging of the session and Giedo was immediately rushed to Silverstone’s medical centre for the first-aid measures.
“This is one among the biggest of crashes I have faced ever”, stated the exhausted driver while approached to speak on the accident. “All the lights (G-Sensor) went on & hence I was taken to the track’s medical office. The doctors there checked everything & I am doing fine now.”
“It’s was pretty strange with crosswinds”, the driver continued. “The wind started picking up since the afternoon & as I got out of corner I experienced a slight snap & caught it, yet suddenly it took some other way. Unfortunately I lost complete control & was forced into the outside barrier. It was badly broken and that was why they were unable to resume the session.”
Giedo’s crash leading to the breakdown of the guardrail barrier ended the day on a disappointing note that had otherwise been really productive in the first half. The Dutch F1 driver completed eighty-four laps, with a fastest span of 1:36.327, that placed him in the 4th place on timesheets. “
“It’s a pity since we were progressing really well”, Giedo added in. “The squad was pretty happy yet today wasn’t easy given the difficult wind.”
