JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Enzo Fittipaldi, grandson of former Formula One world champion Emerson
Fittipaldi, was airlifted to hospital after a serious crash at the start the
Formula 2 race in Jeddah, the
FIA said on Sunday.
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French driver Theo Pourchaire, 18, who was
also taken to hospital, was also involved in the accident which happened when
his ART car stalled on the grid.
Fittipaldi, 20, then hit him hard from
behind.
"The drivers were immediately attended
to by emergency and medical crews," Formula 2 said in a statement.
"The drivers were conscious and
extricated by the attending medical crews. Both have been transferred by
ambulance and helicopter to King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah."
The race was swiftly red-flagged with the
rest of the field returning to the pits.
It restarted 40 minutes later before another
accident and red flag brought it to a premature end.
The Formula One Grand Prix is due to begin
on the same circuit at 1730GMT.
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