This F1 Car Hit The Barrier So Hard, The Steering Wheel Came Off

Marcus Ericsson went over the slippery Stowe exit kerb during F1 practice for the British GP at Silverstone and spun into the wall at incredibly high speed, hitting the barrier with enough force to throw the steering wheel off!
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Ericsson managed to climb out of the car on his own and appears to be unharmed, although he has been transported to hospital for routine check-ups. But his car is far from OK and it looks likely that he will have to skip F1 qualifying.

Update:

So it seems Ericsson’s knee hit the steering wheel release, which caused it to come off. But still, a pretty nasty shunt and we’ve not really seen the steering wheel come off before! An unusual incident, but the main thing is Ericsson is OK.

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Anonymous

Waiting for quali

07/09/2016 - 11:09 |
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RoyP

Well…

07/09/2016 - 11:24 |
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Henry Phillips

In reply to by RoyP

this meme is so overused, and doesn’t even really apply here

07/09/2016 - 12:31 |
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No Speed Limit

Steering wheel : I had enought , bye bye !

07/09/2016 - 11:42 |
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On the Apex

I am flabbergasted!

07/09/2016 - 12:55 |
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Chromeblaze3005

hahaha that photographer just chillin like a boss

07/09/2016 - 13:16 |
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Wai Ning Lai

Would a Disklok secure it? (not saying that Disklok should make F1 wheels)

07/09/2016 - 13:20 |
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The Stig

This is why you should always leave your steering wheel before a crash

07/09/2016 - 13:30 |
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No that’s if it stays on. If it immediately comes off like this it doesn’t have the chance to slam from side to side and smash your wrists.

07/09/2016 - 14:22 |
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RomanianRacer

He must’ve thought he was Kyle Busch from the drift save in NASCAR

07/09/2016 - 14:13 |
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AL1-07

Glad to see he’s ok, looks like the rear end lost traction

07/09/2016 - 14:45 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by AL1-07

Yeah looks like he crossed over the kerb and lost traction on the artificial grass.

07/09/2016 - 16:45 |
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Anonymous

He hit the steering wheel with his knee. I heard

07/09/2016 - 15:07 |
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