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MARK Webber will stay overnight in a Brazilian hospital after a high-speed crash in the final race of the World Endurance Championship.
Webber was running in sixth place in the 6 Hours of Sao Paolo at the Interlagos circuit when he collided with a slower Ferrari, driven by Matteo Cressoni, as the pair approached the 300km/h-plus Arquibancadas curve with under half an hour remaining.
Webber’s Porsche slammed heavily into the concrete wall on the right side of the track, sliding backwards into the wall on the left, before coming to rest at the entrance of pit lane.
Webber, who started the race from pole position, gave a thumbs up and a wave to the crowd as he was stretchered away from his demolished car, an ambulance then transporting him to the circuit medical centre for checks.
“Cressoni was checked by the medical staff at the side of the track and cleared, while Mark Webber, who was awake and alert, was taken to the circuit medical centre for further examination,” said a statement from the organisers.
The FIA reported that Webber, 38, was “awake and alert” when he arrived at the medical centre.
The crash sent a scare through the motorsport world.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/motors...-brazil-incident/story-fne8930l-1227140423993
Glad he is OK
Webber was running in sixth place in the 6 Hours of Sao Paolo at the Interlagos circuit when he collided with a slower Ferrari, driven by Matteo Cressoni, as the pair approached the 300km/h-plus Arquibancadas curve with under half an hour remaining.
Webber’s Porsche slammed heavily into the concrete wall on the right side of the track, sliding backwards into the wall on the left, before coming to rest at the entrance of pit lane.
Webber, who started the race from pole position, gave a thumbs up and a wave to the crowd as he was stretchered away from his demolished car, an ambulance then transporting him to the circuit medical centre for checks.
“Cressoni was checked by the medical staff at the side of the track and cleared, while Mark Webber, who was awake and alert, was taken to the circuit medical centre for further examination,” said a statement from the organisers.
The FIA reported that Webber, 38, was “awake and alert” when he arrived at the medical centre.
The crash sent a scare through the motorsport world.
http://www.news.com.au/sport/motors...-brazil-incident/story-fne8930l-1227140423993
Glad he is OK
