There was high drama today as Lewis Hamilton crashed during the qualifying round of the European Grand Prix at the Nurburgring in Germany.

It happened as Lewis had just completed a very fast sector 1 time and was coming into the 160mph Schumacher S bend. The front right hand wheel seemed to lock, then the tyre blew, sending Lewis into the tyre wall diagonally at high speed. The race was suspended for around 15 minutes.

There was concern over Lewis’s health after he seemed to be in difficulty after getting out of the car and was sent to the medical centre on a stretcher after receiving medical attention at the crash site for several minutes. It was soon confirmed though that Lewis didn’t lose consciousness and suffered no broken bones, he will however be kept in for observation for at least two hours.

Shortly after the incident McLaren boss Ron Dennis said the accident was due to the failure of the right hand wheel gun, resulting in the wheel not being secured properly to the car.