Ericsson has suffered a massive crash on Turn 1 during free practice at Monza, with his car crashing into the barrier and then flipping multiple times before coming to a halt.
The crash induced a red flag, but most importantly Ericsson is completely fine and has already spoken to the media about the crash.
While Ericsson was not aware of the reasons for the crash, it has been figured out that the DRS was open while breaking and that largely led to the crash.
And it not only failed to close when Ericsson hit the brakes, but it stayed up until he hit the wall.
Twitter was ablaze after that horrific crash and felt relieved that Ericsson was fine.
Massive, massive crash for Ericsson at Turn One. Flips, somersaults, the lot. He’s fine. What on earth happened? https://t.co/ftU9zV661u
— Andrew Benson (@andrewbensonf1) August 31, 2018
“I don’t know what happened. I’m OK” 👍#ItalianGP 🇮🇹 #F1 FP2 pic.twitter.com/ZN8UCoW3ll
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 31, 2018
🚩 RED FLAG 🚩@Ericsson_Marcus into the barriers#ItalianGP 🇮🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/WWy2EnaGzv
— Formula 1 (@F1) August 31, 2018
That’s a horrible crash for Ericsson. The wheel tethers did an incredible job though given the ferocity of the barrel roll.
— Will Buxton (@wbuxtonofficial) August 31, 2018
Check out the video:
😨😨😨 Marcus Ericsson, OMG!
I am so glad for all the safety improvements in the recent years in @F1 , this was a huge crash and he is okay! 😮 pic.twitter.com/R21W90fWF4— Veloce_FormulaDani (@FormulaDani) August 31, 2018
Jolyon Palmer, commentating, says he thinks the DRS might not have shut on Ericsson’s car – from watching the final replay. He’s not completely sure
— Andrew Benson (@andrewbensonf1) August 31, 2018
FIA will investigate the incident and come to a conclusion as to why the crash took place. But at the moment everyone is just relieved that Ericsson came out of the crash unhurt.
