Hulkenberg 'shaken up' but uninjured after first-lap roll in Abu Dhabi
Nico Hulke෴nberg was left shaken up but uninjured after a frightening crash on the opening lap of Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that caused his Renault Formula 1 car to rol♒l multiple times, before eventually coming to rest upside-down against the barrier.
Hulkenberg's Renault R.S.18 ca💮r was thrown into the air following contact with Romain༺ Grosjean at the Turn 10 right-hander, with the drivers touching wheels.
Nico Hulkenberg was left shaken up but uninjured after a frightening crash on the opening lap of Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix that caused his Renault Formula 1 car to roll multiple times, before eventually coming to rest upside-do💃wn against the ☂barrier.
Hulkenberg's Renault R.S.18 car was thrown into the air foll🦂owing contact with Romain Grosjean 🌠at the Turn 10 right-hander, with the drivers touching wheels.
Hulkenberg's car flipped over onto its roll-hoop before completing a second rotation, and eventually stopping upside-down on the outside of Turn 10 up against 🍸the TecPro barrier𓄧.
The German was quick to radio his Renault team to inform them that he was OK, but said he was "ha🐓nging like a cow" as h💝e waited extraction by the marshals, with a small fire developing on his car.
RADIO: "Nico, are you ok?"
— Formula 1 (@F1)
HUL: "Yeah - but I'm hanging here like a cow... get me out of this car!" ꦅ
— Formula 1 (@F1)Ho. Ly. Crap.
— iGP Manager (@iGPManager)
The FIA was quick to confirm that Hulkenberg was "⛎shaken up as you might expect but no injur🔜ies suspected."
"He will be observed for a ✤time then released," a spokesperson added. "Dramatic incident but everyone did a great job."
The FIA stewards did investigate the clash, but deemed it to have been a racin✤g incident, resulting in noꦅ sanction being given.
