Andre Lotterer slammed into a wall in Monaco.
Andre Lotterer competes in the Formula E series. AOP
When a formula crashes into a wall, the car is often subjected to wild forces.
Then it is better to keep your hands visibly off the steering wheel. In the worst case, a sharp swing of the steering wheel can sting your wrists.
Formula E driver Andre Lotterer received a painful reminder of this often-overlooked “skill”. As a result, he leaves Monaco in pain.
The lottery of the German three-time Le Mans winner and one of the F1 racing Lotterers in the Principality of the Principality ended when Oliver Rowland you both slipped out of the track opening bend.
The Porsche factory driver arrived in front of the media after the race with his hand badly swollen. The reason was holding the steering wheel when the car crashed into the wall.
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In defense of the German, the situation happened quickly and he did not have time to react to the Rowland plunge.
– The steering wheel swayed as I hit the wall and knocked my hand to the edge of the cab, the Lotterer clarified his injury.
The swollen hand was not the biggest of the racer’s worries.
– Too bad we didn’t score at all from Monaco.
Stable friend Pascal Wehrlein the battle for victory ended in interruption due to a technical problem. The victory drove Mercedes Stoffel Vandoorne.