Crash with Kimi Raikkonen was scary: Fernando Alonso

Fernando Alonso admitted he was scared and then relieved on Sunday when he collided with Kimi Raikkonen on the opening lap of the Austrian GP

Spielberg: Fernando Alonso admitted he was scared and then relieved on Sunday when he collided with Kimi Raikkonen on the opening lap of the Austrian GP.


Fernando Alonso 

The two-time champion, in his McLaren, said he could not avoid hitting the Finn's Ferrari as he approached him at the approach to the high-speed second corner at the Red Bull Ring in the Styrian Alps.

"It was a very strange incident because he lost the car in fifth gear or something like that," said Alonso.

"Obviously, it was quite scary for me. The car was moving left, right, left, right, with a lot of wheel-spin. We were overtaking him left and right — all the cars — and then he lost the car on the left, and I was on the left at that point, and we crashed.

"I could not see anything because with the seat position I was looking only at the sky and then I looked in the mirror and when I stopped I saw the car under my car.

"I jumped out quickly and checked that he was ok — I tried to do it as quickly as possible, to see if he was okay. Then, I saw him removing the steering wheel so I was relieved. I knew he was ok."

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