Update: This Horror Crash Just Happened In The FIA F3 Championship

During this weekend's Spielberg F3 race at the Red Bull Ring, a horror crash between Ryan Tveter, Zhi Cong Li and Pedro Piquet unfolded, which started when Tveter lost control, kicking up a massive dust cloud...
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Amazingly, Li is described to be ‘awake and alert’ and has had medical checks, while Tveter suffered minor injuries. Piquet is believed to have escaped the horror corkscrew smash unharmed.

Update

The FIA European Formula 3 Championship released the following statement about the crash a little while ago:

“A serious incident has occurred during Race 1 of Round 4 of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship, involving car number 18 Zhi Cong Li (CHN), number 3 Ryan Tveter (USA) and number 5 Pedro Piquet (BRA).

Following on-track evaluation, Zhi Cong Li and Ryan Tveter were transferred to the circuit’s medical centre. One driver was initially unconscious, but both drivers were conscious on arrival at the medical centre.

Zhi Cong Li has subsequently been taken to hospital via helicopter due to possible head and back injuries. Ryan Tveter was taken to hospital by ambulance for further examination.”

Update 2

The Carlin team, who run Peter Zhi Cong Li and Ryan Tveter, released this statement:

“Following transfer to a local hospital, Carlin drivers Peter Zhi Cong Li and Ryan Tveter have received further medical assessment after a serous incident during Race 1 of Round 4 of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in Spielberg today. Having been taken to hospital by ambulance, Ryan has been discharged with heavy bruising to his knee.

“Following initial assessment at the medical centre, Peter was transferred to a University hospital by helicopter. Peter is undergoing treatment for multiple broken bones in his heel, which will require surgery in the near future. Peter has also been diagnosed with four fractured vertebrae which do not require surgery. While suffering with other bruising and small injuries, Peter is alert and speaking with team personnel.”

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Comments

icebreakertech

Welcome to flight school 0_0

05/21/2016 - 10:16 |
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TurboToddler (Straight-five)

This is so me when I spin out in GT6…

05/21/2016 - 10:16 |
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And I’m the guy that crashes into you because I can’t see through the dust…

05/21/2016 - 16:33 |
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KingBMW

It’s a miracle no one died

05/21/2016 - 10:31 |
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Millions of pounds spent for reasearch, lives lost during development to design the perfect crash capsule…but no, it’s a miracle. Hope you’re not an engineer or panning to become one.

05/21/2016 - 11:02 |
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Well it isnt coz those amazing machines were built with safety in mind too

05/21/2016 - 13:19 |
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Freddie Skeates

Driver be like ‘I am Colin McRae!!’

Is Piquet here related to that Piquet?

05/21/2016 - 10:34 |
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If I’m right it’s Nelson Piquet Jr. The original Piquets son or nephew or something

05/21/2016 - 11:10 |
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JDM814783648923482374

pastor maldonado approves.

05/21/2016 - 10:38 |
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Pandu Wira Saragih

That hurts

05/21/2016 - 11:05 |
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ThatBrownCarGuy

0-online forza lobby quicker than a Xbox turning on

05/21/2016 - 11:17 |
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Anonymous

First rule of racing - if you spin, BOTH FEET IN (or on these, just smash the brakes). Would have never happened if he locked up the brakes and stayed in the sand, instead of rolling back out onto the track with a stalled motor.

05/21/2016 - 11:54 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

As a driver, his goal is to continue racing so I’m sure he was happy that he got out of the gravel pit. And maybe the engine didn’t stall maybe he just needed time to downshift to first and continue.

05/21/2016 - 12:33 |
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Andrea Nope

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Let’s try not to blame anyone here. Tveter surelly didn’t mean to end up blocking the circuit and it never crossed his mind that something like this would’ve happened.
This was a really bad accident, everything that could go wrong, went wrong.
The car finishing in the middle of the racing line, the cloud of dirt that blocked the drivers’ view and an angle of impact that sent Zhi Cong Li’s car airborne into a massive never-seen before height.

Let’s just be grateful that nobody was seriously hurt. 10 years ago this would’ve been a fatal crash.

05/21/2016 - 13:17 |
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Anonymous

Are there any new updates regarding the situation and the condition of the drivers?

05/21/2016 - 12:22 |
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Jack Leslie

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Added one a little while ago

05/21/2016 - 13:43 |
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Anonymous

Gotta give it to FIA, the safety measures are working to some extent

05/21/2016 - 13:27 |
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Jack Leslie

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Amazing no one was seriously injured. Those Dallara cars are not built for this kind of crash

05/22/2016 - 12:44 |
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