F2 drivers Nobuharu Matsushita and Nikita Mazepin rushed to hospital after horror crash at Russian Grand Prix

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F2 stars Nobuharu Matsushita and Nikita Mazepin were involved in a horror crash at the Russian Grand Prix on Sunday.

Both drivers were rushed to hospital after smashing into the wall during the first lap of the Sochi race, which was postponed as a result.


There were fears for both drivers, particularly Matsushita, who appeared worse off

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The FIA allayed fears surrounding Matsushita and Mazepin by confirming neither of them suffered fractures.

“Both Nobuharu Matsushita and Nikita Mazepin are being transferred to hospital,” an FIA tweet read.

“Neither driver suffered fractures as a result of the Lap 1 incident.”

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Mazepin was allegedly responsible for the collision after going off-course at Turn 2 before trying to rejoin the race.

He touched with Jack Aitken and then hit Matsushita – and now could be hit with a heavy penalty.


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The incident is the latest in a string of high-profile scares in recent weeks.

Earlier in September, Anthoine Hubert tragicallt died after crashing in the Belgian race while Alex Peroni suffered a broken back the following week when his F3 car suddenly took off mid-race.


Source: TalkSport.com Motorsport