Any series is welcome, from Formula 2 and Indy Lights, all the way down to Formula 4 and Karting. [OT] First released footage of F2 driver Sean Gelael's accident in Spain. It’s frighteningly similar to the position of Wilson’s head at Pocono. Did the medics talk to him?? In the round-up: FIA race director Michael Masi says it will look into whether changes to kerbs are needed following the injury sustained by Formula 2 driver Sean Gelael … I will be out for 6 weeks minimum..…” gelaelized At least two weeks for recovery plus rehab time. Lawson is already connected to Hitech, in Formula 3. 15th August 2020, 19:0010th February 2021, 21:16 | Written by Keith Collantine. Participó en el Campeonato Europeo de Fórmula 3 de la FIA en 2013 , uniéndose al equipo Double R Racing . Gelael was injured in Round 6 of the season at Barcelona when his DAMS went airborne on the final lap of the Feature Race and landed hard on the kerb. “He was released from the hospital last night and is expected to make a full recovery, however as a precaution, has been declared unfit to race today by the FIA Medical Delegate.”, “I’m all okay,” Gelael posted on social media. A site dedicated to all the junior formula Feeder Series that lead to higher championships such as Formula One & IndyCar. But their roles in feeding F1 with drivers meant their survival was crucial to their parent series' long-term future, In the latest feature in our series looking back on the 2010s, we revisit Charles Leclerc's sensational Formula 2 season - where he strode among on-track highs and lows, as well as tragedy away from motorsport, to earn a place on the Formula 1 grid, It wasn't long ago F2 drivers couldn't even get passes to the F1 paddock. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free. Gelael, who has previously participated in five Formula 1 practice sessions for Toro Rosso, has completed in the … The Medical Car was sent to the scene. I assume D4 is upper thoracic vertebrae (T4), as L4 is much lower. But then they zoomed out and I was then really confused because it looked like he’d just come to a stop in the middle of that run off section in that last chicane and not crashed or hit anything. It later emerged that he had injured his back after what was reported to be a 45g impact with a kerb. As a consequence of George Russell's step up to Mercedes to cover for the COVID-positive Lewis Hamilton, Jack Aitken will make his Formula 1 debut for Williams at the Sakhir Grand Prix. Gelael suffered a back injury, sustaining a broken D4 vertebra in an impact with a kerb on the last lap of the F2 feature race at Barcelona last weekend, and has been ruled out for the next three rounds. We will wait and see what the future will bring.”. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. You can watch it in F1 TV Pro if you are a subscriber, Patrick (@paeschli) 16th August 2020, 12:51. Gelael underwent an MRI scan at the hospital where “a small fracture of a vertebra was identified”, according to F2. Got a potential story, tip or enquiry? 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Was he conscious?! Vips will remain in the car for round 10 of the 2020 season. Son Mick put that right in 2020, and proved to Ferrari that he was deserving of a shot at motorsport's elite category in 2021…. With Sean Gelael sidelined following an injury in Barcelona, Jüri Vips will join the DAMS team for the three upcoming FIA Formula 2 Championship rounds at Spa, Monza and Mugello. “I have a D4 mid-spine fracture. ruliemaulana (@ruliemaulana) 15th August 2020, 23:10. He was tipped for glory in FIA Formula 2 last year, but was hampered by reliability woes at inopportune moments. However, in the last three races Vips came out in Formula 2 at DAMS, due to an injury of Sean Gelael. It is still staggering that these things don’t happen more often. Sean Gelael suffered a mid spine D4 fracture in his Saturday's Spanish F2 feature race crash but is expected to make a full recovery. Your email address will not be published. Going into the 2021 Formula 2 season the biggest talking point wasn’t about any drivers or teams, but the new race weekend format. Sean Gelael will return to his Formula 2 drive with DAMS in Bahrain, after a four-round lay-off following a fracture to his back in August's Barcelona round. Just checked Twitter (so take with caution), but apparently he has suffered some vertebrae fractures after suffering 45G at some point in the car. Guanyu Zhou knows he won't get too many more chances if he is to become China's first F1 driver, with fierce competition within the ranks of Alpine's junior stable. 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What is the point? Sean Gelael announced today he will be out of the Formula 2 Championship for the next six weeks! In Mugello he immediately took a podium place in the sprint race. Neiana (@neiana) 15th August 2020, 21:30, His head was like leaning to one side in an awkward position. Just a shot of stationary car. It just shows how safe these cars are even though drivers are sitting very close to the ground. Sean Gelael en Hockenheimring 2014. The Estonian is to replace regular driver Sean Gelael, who suffered a back injury in an impact with a kerb on the last lap of the feature race at Barcelona last weekend. The race was won by MP Motorsport driver Nobuharu Matsushita, who recovered from an 18th starting position to take a stellar comeback win in an eventful feature race. His head was like leaning to one side in an awkward position so I was a bit concerned but didn’t think anything more of it until I read this article. Gelael suffered a vertebra fracture when he suffered a heavy landing after running over a kerb in the final sector of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya while battling against Jack Aitken. Sean Gelael is set to miss the next four rounds of the Formula 2 championship due to the back injury he sustained in Spain. Vips will also contest at least the Monza and Mugello races. Barcelona F2: Matsushita wins frantic race from 18th place, Gelael to miss Barcelona sprint race after fracturing spine. “The DAMS driver was immediately attended to by emergency and medical crews. In that championship, the New Zealander finished fifth after three consecutive failures. Formula 2. Sean Gelael will return to his Formula 2 drive with DAMS in Bahrain, after a four-round lay-off following a fracture to his back in August’s Barcelona round. With Yuki Tsunoda set to join that group, Motorsport.com has ranked its graduates to grace the grand prix scene... Michael Schumacher may have won seven Formula 1 titles, but he didn't even compete for a crown at the second tier. The Indonesian driver stopped on track on the final lap of the feature race, and had to be extricated from his car and taken to hospital. Find out more about RaceFans and contact us here. Robert Shwartzman and Guanyu Zhou joined the Japanese driver on the podium, while an unhappy championship leader Callum Ilott had to settle for fifth. unofficially, it’s being reported that he’s suffered some sort of back fracture which is basically guaranteed to take him out of racing for at least 2 weeks. I don’t know severe that D4 mid-spine fracture is but I think it could take him months to recover so we won’t see him racing anymore in this season. Despite initially hoping that the injury wouldn’t keep him out for too long, doctors confirmed that he had broken his D4 vertebra and estimated that he would be out of action for six weeks, with a period of rehab on top of this. The Estonian driver, still only 20, is standing-in for regular team driver Sean Gelael, who continues to recover from a previous racing injury. Formula 1 Race Director Michael Masi says all kerbs installed at grands prix are “absolutely fit for use” in the wake of the injury sustained by Sean Gelael in Formula 2’s race in Spain. Gelael suffered a broken vertebra when he landed heavily on a kerb after contact with Jack Aitken while they battled for position on the last lap of Saturady’s race. Your email address will not be published. While Formula 1 felt the public brunt of the coronavirus pandemic, the virus also put the Formula 2 and Formula 3 categories on hiatus. t1redmonkey (@t1redmonkey) 15th August 2020, 22:40. well officially the F2 twitter account has said there will be confirmation in the morning as to whether he will take part in the sprint race. 16 Aug 2020. There’s no separate footage of Sean jumping on sausage kerb. With Sean Gelael sidelined following an injury in Barcelona, Jüri Vips will join the DAMS team for the three upcoming Formula 2 rounds at Spa-Francorchamps, Monza and Mugello. No details on where that came from, especially since the scenes shown on the feed indicated little/no car damage. Sean Gelael has been ruled out of the FIA Formula 2 sprint race in Barcelona after suffering a fracture of a vertebra following an incident during Saturday’s feature race. F2 boss declares new weekend format a "success", F1’s feeder series champions – hits and misses, What is the difference between F1 and F2? Gelael was involved in an incident with Jack Aitken on the final lap of the race, the aftermath of which was shown in the broadcast. DAMS Formula 2 driver Sean Gelael faces at least six weeks on the sidelines due to the injury he sustained in the Barcelona feature race, likely ruling him out of the next four rounds. Gelael was extricated from the car and taken to the nearby Hospital General De Granollers by ambulance. Formula 2 driver Sean Gelael has been ruled out of the rest of the weekend after sustaining a back injury in a crash during Saturday’s feature race. Promoted content from around the web | Become a RaceFans Supporter to hide this ad and others, I say itmight be a good thing – maybe they will finally get rid of these awful sausage kerbs, as they can now monitor “running off track” using other means, which is not dangerous for cars and drivers. There is a post on Social media, I believe from him (galaelized) stating he has a fractured D4 vertebrae, mid spine. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! FIA Formula 1 race director Michael Masi is to examine Sean Gelael’s incident in Saturday’s F2 race in Barcelona as part of his regular post-race review. Formula 2 driver Sean Gelael has been ruled out of the rest of the weekend after sustaining a back injury in a crash during Saturday’s feature race. The uselessness of low-profile tyres has once again been established. DAMS FIA Formula 2 driver Sean Gelael has suffered a back fracture after a heavy impact with a kerb in Saturday's feature race in Barcelona. If things stay as they are, Gelael will miss the rest of … read more » Tags: gelael , suffered , d4 , fracture , f2 , crash In addition to that, Juan Manuel Correa also landed in hospital with two broken legs and a spinal injury. Apparently, it transpired that Indonesian driver Sean Gelael struck stray debris from the accident. Hope he gets well soon. Gelael ground to a halt on the final lap of Saturday’s main race with just two corners to go and appeared unable to get out of the car under his own power. Footage showed Gelael’s car stationary in the run-off area before the turn 14/15 chicane. Sean Gelael suffered a vertebral fracture in yesterday's F2 race, and it is reported that he will be out of racing for at least two weeks. Vips will also contest at least the Monza and Mugello races. It’s scary when there is no information!! ”Sean was diagnosed with a broken D4 vertebra and consequently will not compete in today’s Sprint Race.”. Was Formula 2’s radical format switch a success? It looks like thin tyres on 18″ wheel worsen impact on sausage kerb. Gelael announced his absence on Instagram a short time ago. DAMS Formula 2 driver Sean Gelael has been taken to hospital for precautionary checks after being unable to finish F2’s feature race in Barcelona. It did look strange how still he was sitting in the car with seemingly no damage and nobody around him. Circumstance gives me bad memories of massa at Hungary. 18.5k Likes, 352 Comments - Sean Gelael (@gelaelized) on Instagram: “Hey guys, im back home in Jakarta as a result of the injury. He won first place in Asian Karting Open Championship – Formula 125 Senior Open 2011. With Sean Gelael sidelined following an injury in Barcelona, Jüri Vips will join the DAMS team for the three upcoming FIA Formula 2 Championship rounds at Spa, Monza and Mugello. Estonian Vips has impressed throughout his junior racing career, having championed the ADAC Formula 4 in 2017 and fought for the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship title alongside team-mate Dan Ticktum. Required fields are marked *. I never want to see an open wheel driver in this position. Of stationary car? “He was extricated by the attending medical crew and has been transferred by ambulance to Hospital General De Granollers for precautionary checks.”. Long on F1's peripheries, Aitken finally has a chance to shine. The starting grid for Sunday’s sprint race has therefore been reduced to 21 cars, with Gelael’s team mate Dan Ticktum the sole remaining DAMS driver. However, had it not been for the HALO, the consequences could have been a whole lot worse. Hope it is just heat exhaustion. En 2014 , firmó con Carlin para la temporada 2014 , anotando su primer punto en el campeonato, terminando 10º ganando 1 punto en el Gran Premio de Pau . His father said Sean had fractured on his back. © 2021 Collantine Media Ltd | About RaceFans. Load audio player. t1redmonkey (@t1redmonkey) 15th August 2020, 20:12. ruliemaulana (@ruliemaulana) 16th August 2020, 9:14. 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Hopefully just heat exhaustion, and he can recover quickly. (Image: Supplied/Dutch Photo Agency) The Indonesian driver suffered an unseen incident on the final lap, with a statement from his DAMS team stating that he “went airborne and landed hard.”. Dan Morgan, sales and operations director of Lucas Oil Products (UK) said: “The team, cars and drivers are looking really strong. That will take his recovery until after Sochi, which is currently the final race on the Formula 2 calendar. Carlin has helped guide enough drivers to Formula 1 to fill out an entire grid, plus a handful of reserves, to create a remarkable alumni list. I saw the shot of him right at the end of the race and my very first thought was the live feed had frozen up because it looked like he was not moving at all. Sean Gelael. Alex Brundle and others in the paddock report he suffered the injury on a … Gelael suffered a small back fracture in Saturday’s Feature Race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya after suffering a heavy landing when he ran over a kerb. As per Motorsport, Gelael’s injury was the result of a 45g impact with a kerb, the raised edging of the track. He suffered a broken back and had to sit out for almost the entierty of the season. Gelael was taken to the hospital after striking a kerb and going airborne after an incident with Campos’ Jack Aitken in the Barcelona feature race, and was diagnosed with a fracture to his D4 vertebra. Juri Vips is set to make his FIA Formula 2 debut with the DAMS team in place of the injured Sean Gelael at Spa-Francorchamps next weekend. The Estonian is to replace regular driver Sean Gelael, who suffered a back injury in an impact with a kerb on the last lap of the feature race at Barcelona last weekend. 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