A fiery crash involving several cars at the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) in Hockenheim, Germany last Saturday left driver David Schumacher, nephew of iconic Formula One driver Michael Schumacher, with a fractured vertebra.
Schumacher’s father, former Formula One driver Ralf Schumacher, revealed Wednesday that his son suffered a fractured lumbar vertebra, according to Motorsport. Schumacher will not require surgery but will need to wear a brace for the next few weeks, the outlet noted.
“According to the doctors treating David, that means a break of around six weeks,” Ralf Schumacher told the German news agency dpa, according to the outlet.
“We wish him a speedy recovery & all the best!,” DTM tweeted.
After Sunday’s crash at the Hockenheimring, we know now, that David Schumacher suffered a lumbar vertebra fracture 😟 We wish him a speedy recovery & all the best!#DTM #WeLoveDTM #FeelTheRoar #hockenheimring pic.twitter.com/UuO0n9mIUI
— DTM (@DTM) October 13, 2022
Schumacher suffered the injury during the safety restart lap as he competed with Austrian driver Thomas Preining for the seventh-place spot, Motorsport reported. Norwegian driver Dennis Olsen also crashed, with his car temporarily catching fire, the New York Post reported. (RELATED: Desert Kingdom Will Host Winter Sports Event)
#DTM – Look what happened at #Hockenheim pic.twitter.com/abAuhOl7CB
— Porsche Motorsport (@PorscheRaces) October 8, 2022
Before the crash, Schumacher and Preining were neck-in-neck when they both veered off the track, a video of the incident shows. A few seconds later, Olsen came spinning into the frame before his car smashed into an in-track guardrail and temporarily left a trail of flames. Olsen shot across the track, bringing other vehicles into the fiery crash scene.
