A jet powered MINI on a mildly moist Snetterton race track. It’s all fun and games until the first corner comes along!
Thankfully, it appears, the driver emerged unscathed from his fuselage.
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Adrian Newey, full-time F1 technical director for Red Bull Racing and part-time racer, found himself in a spot of bother on the weekend while taking part in a Ginetta G50 race at Snetterton in the UK.
On lap 10 of the 18 lap race Newey was pushed wide by a competitor before suffering reasonably heavy contact on the final corner with Tony Hughes. After the impact Hughes was able to free himself from the car and he appeared okay. Newey, however, was taken to hospital for observation.
Lawrence Tomlinson, Ginetta chairman released the following statement, “Adrian has been taken to a local hospital as a precautionary measure after being clipped by Julien Draper of Barwell Motorsport which caused Tony Hughes of Speedworks to have a side on collision with Newey’s DynoJet car.
“It’s testament to the strength of the G50 roll cage that the car withstood heavy impact and there were no serious injuries.”
A YouTube video of the incident is available below.
[Source: autosport | Pic: Red Bull/Getty Images]