TAG Heuer Porsche confirmed Pascal Wehrlein is OK after his heavy crash in the Sao Paulo E-Prix on Saturday.
The reigning Formula E champion flipped into the outside wall on the exit of Turn 6 after contact from Jaguar TCS Racing’s Nick Cassidy, who was unable to make the turn after sustaining damage in a bump with Maxilian Guenther moments earlier.
A huge crash for our reigning world champion Pascal Wehrlein as he came together with Nick Cassidy
Pascal reported he was okay and was out of the car shortly after 🙌#SaoPauloEPrix pic.twitter.com/i2kCk2Gqvy
— Formula E (@FIAFormulaE) December 7, 2024
In a bulletin issued to media, Porsche confirmed Wehrlein was uninjured, but that he had been taken to a local hospital for precautionary checks.
“It is with huge relief that we are able to confirm that Pascal is okay after the on-track incident in race one of the new season,” said a Porsche spokesman. “He’s been taken to hospital for some final checks.”
Speaking of the incident, Wehrlein’s teammate Antonio Felix da Costa – who finished the race in second – expressed his relief that Wehrlein was all right and said the incident highlighted how far motorsport safety has come.