Max Verstappen did not suffer any injuries to his hand in his hard crash on Saturday in Melbourne. Further investigation has shown this. “It’s all okay,” he said after qualifying.
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Verstappen flew hard off the track in his very first fast lap. The rear of the car locked up, he became a passenger in his own car and ended up hard in the wall. The RB22 sustained damage, but fortunately the Dutchman did not.
However, he immediately checked his hands himself, among other things. And that also happened afterwards at the circuit. “But they are okay, scans were taken and nothing is broken. So that is all good in any case.”
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Earlier in the day, Kimi Antonelli also experienced a heavy crash. The Italian recovered from it by eventually driving to an impressive second place in qualifying with a repaired car. Pole position in Melbourne fell to the untouchable George Russell.
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