Yuki Tsunoda was involved in a shocking accident during theEmilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying, who avoided a major tragedy by crashing head-on into the barriers and smashing his RB21
The Japanese driver raised alarm bells during qualifying at Imola when he caused the red flag, where replays showed the heavy blow he took, although fortunately it was just a scare
Tsunoda crashes in Emilia Romagna GP qualifying
The Japanese driver was on his first flying lap of Q1 when he lost the rear of his RB21 as he entered Imola's Turn 6, the exit of 'tamburello', so he went wide, and, after rolling over, ended up crashing into the barriers
Cameras captured the shocking crash of Yuki Tsunoda, who was a passenger in the Red Bull single-seater, ending up upside down and taking a hard hit
Fortunately, the halo saved his life, and after communicating by radio with the energy drinks team that he was fine, he got out under his own power, although he was immediately taken by the medical car to the medical services at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari Autodrome
Blessed F1 safety that avoids a tragedy like Ayrton Senna's
An accident that reminded us of what happened in 1994 with the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna, two tragedies that made F1 work on safety issues
In that year, the Brazilian motorsport legend lost his life after crashing at more than 300 km/h at 'Tamburello', while a day earlier, in qualifying, the Austrian also crashed into a concrete wall, causing him a skull fracture and rupture of the aorta
But now, motorsport has been saved from seeing another tragedy with Yuki Tsunoda, largely because of the safety measures in the cars, especially the much-maligned and unpleasant 'halo' that takes away some visibility. Without it, the Japanese driver would have hit his head directly on the barrier.