Formula 1: Carlos Sainz lost his head when he hit a fence, hours before riding in his Ferrari at the Miami GP

Carlos Sainz had a good start at Ferrari in the 2022 season, with two consecutive podiums at the start of the year for Formula 1. However, all was broken in Australia and Imola, who have two retirements, so the idea of Spanish pilot has to change the streak Miami Grand Prix, which will take place this weekend in an unprecedented setting. And in anticipation of the roar of the machines, Charles Leclerc’s partner suffered the first accident of the date.

Coincidentally the man came out from Madrid to tour Crypto.com to preview the rehearsals on Friday. Like his other colleagues, Sainz tried to examine every detail of an unknown circuit, created primarily to host F1 for the first time in this area of ​​the American city.

In addition, he participated in a photo session for the Italian team in the middle of the main straight, with drones, high -quality cameras and a technical team describing every detail of their vehicles, fulfilling the all marketing obligations surrounding a show that are more than just a sporting competition.

In this context, the unusual situation that the son of the historic rally runner had to star in was recorded on a video. At the moment of crossing a crevice in the containment fence separating the straight from the paddock, Sainz made a mistake in his calculation that hit his head.

The impact seemed violent and the sensation was confirmed moments later when poor Carlos applied his hand to his hair to discover that he had blood gushing from his head.

According to what happened from Miami, the pilot had several stitches to close the wound and was not prevented by pain from getting off the track the next day to start walking for the first time with his red machine on the pavement of Crypto.com, in essays on Friday.

As if to confirm that he was in optimal shape, he was seen joking with boxing gloves in the pits of the Ferrari, minutes before the first round of testing began.