‘Get me out of here… there is fire, there is fire’: Nico Hulkenberg left hanging UPSIDE DOWN ‘like a cow’ for three minutes after horror crash on first lap of Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- Nico Hulkenberg was trapped in a burning car for three minutes after crashing
- He suffered a horror crash on the first lap after colliding with Romain Grosjean
- Hulkenberg’s car was sent hurtling through the air before stopping on the barrier
- He said over the radio: ‘Get me out of here, there’s fire. I’m hanging like a cow.’
- Marshalls came to his aid and put out the fire and the FIA have declared him ‘fit’
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Nico Hulkenberg was trapped in his upturned Renault as flames lapped his car in a nerve-wracking start to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Hulkenberg was sent hurtling through the air on the first lap after colliding with Haas’s Romain Grosjean.
Once his car had become nestled in the hoardings, he came over the radio to say: ‘Get me out of here, there is fire, there is fire. I’m OK but I’m hanging here like a cow. Get me out of this car.’
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Nico Hulkenberg was trapped upside in his Renault as flames lapped in his car after a crash
He was stuck inside for three minutes and sounded distressed before marshalls came to his aid
Hulkenberg suffered the horror crash on the first lap after colliding with Romain Grosjean
Hulkenberg’s car was sent flying into the air after being clipped as he turned the corner
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A plume of smoke burst out at the rear of his car but his team assured him: ‘They’re coming, they’re coming,’ as marshals scurried to the scene.
The flames went out before the fire took hold.
Hulkenberg was fortunate to walk away from the incident unscathed with the FIA declaring him ‘fit’ after he walked himself to the medical centre for checks.
The Renault car flipped over several times before crashing into the barrier
Hulkenberg said over the radio: ‘Get me out of here, there is fire’ as he hung upside down
It was a scary episode for Hulkenberg after he locked wheels with Grosjean at the right-hander Turn Nine.
The cameras cut to anxious faces in the paddock. Singer Sam Smith, watching with Spice Girl Geri Horner, was among those worried until Hulkenberg stepped out of the car some three minutes after the accident.
Neither driver was punished, the collision rightly being deemed a racing incident.
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