“That was a big one damn”– F1 & IndyCar Twitter relieved as F1 aspirant Colton Herta survives major crash during Indy500

Tanish Chachra | 28/05/2022
"That was a big one damn"– F1 & IndyCar Twitter relieved as F1 aspirant Colton Herta survives major crash during Indy500

F1 aspirant Colton Herta survived a major crash during Indy500 Carb Day Practice; aeroscreen became a key reason for him being unharmed.

After becoming one of the biggest IndyCar sensations, Colton Herta, who is eyeing a move to F1, just survived a major crash. The American race driver was participating in the Carb Day Practice session of Indy500 when his car collided with a wall and made him airborne.

He then flipped over the track, but the aeroscreen prevented his head from contacting the tarmac. Thus, playing a massive role in his survival.

Herta was then taken to a hospital and was later declared medically cleared. “I’m all good,” Herta said after leaving the infield medical centre. “It does look like it took a pretty big shunt there on the side.”

Moreover, Herta even said that he was impressed with the car’s safety standards. He revealed that the impact was probably around 60-70 g force.

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Fans on Twitter were relieved after seeing Colton Herta safe

The car crash was a horrific sight to see, and if the aeroscreen hadn’t been there, it could have been worse. The fans, in the end, couldn’t feel anything but grateful to see Herta walking away safe.

Also read: F1 CEO wants to be cautious with appointment of an American driver in F1 amidst speculations of Colton Herta

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Tanish Chachra

Tanish Chachra is the Motorsport editor at The SportsRush. He saw his first race when F1 visited India in 2011, and since then, his romance with the sport has been seasonal until he took up this role in 2020. Reigniting F1's coverage on this site, Tanish has fallen in love with the sport all over again. He loves Kimi Raikkonen and sees a future world champion in Oscar Piastri. Away from us, he loves to snuggle inside his books.

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