Renault F1 truck hangs off side of motorway after crash on way to Hungarian Grand Prix
A RENAULT lorry heading for the Hungarian Grand Prix was left hanging from the road on Monday after a motorway crash.
One man, the driver, was admitted to hospital after the truck crashed into a ditch in the Gyor region of Northwestern Hungary.
Firefighters and a rescue helicopter were called to the scene with the man initially trapped in the cabin.
Renault have confirmed their vehicle was involved in the incident and that the driver was extracted and did not suffer serious injuries.
He has since been transported to hospital in Hungary for further checks, the Enstone team stating that he is conscious and had been driving within the speed limit.
No other vehicles were involved.
Exactly what caused the crash and what components were inside the vehicle are, as yet, unknown.
A wealth of lorries carry everything from minor tools and wires to engines and race cars to events.
RENAULT PROBLEMS CONTINUE
With there only a week between the GPs in Germany and Hungary, Budapest's Hungaroring ring hosts the next Formula 1 race on Sunday.
Renault endured a particularly tough time of it in Hockenheim last time out.
Amid criticism of their slow development rate, especially when compared to McLaren, both drivers failed to finish.
Daniel Ricciardo dropped out with a mechanical failure early on but the major disappointment was reserved for Nico Hulkenberg.
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The German was running in fourth place and looked good for his first ever F1 podium before crashing in the wet.
Leaving pointless in a race that many mid-table teams cashed in on, Renault dropped to sixth in the Constructors' Championship, three points behind Toro Rosso and 31 off McLaren.
Sunday's race in Hungary, the 12th of the 2019 season, commences at 2:10pm UK time on Sunday, August 4.