Bivši vozač u Formuli 1, Japanac Takuma Sato, pregazio je člana svog tima na trci u Teksasu.

Japanski pilot nije najbolje procijenio brzinu kojom se kretao njegov bolid, niti ugao pri ulasku u pit-stop, pa je udario Chrisa Welcha.

Nesreća se desila na Texas Motor Speedwayu, a iako je prizor bio užasan, srećom po Welcha nije bilo fatalan.

Race leader Takuma Sato missed his pit box, and hit a crew member. The crew member was back on his feet minutes later.

Watch on @NBCSN: https://t.co/vew4l9lsuR @TXMotorSpeedway #DXC600 @INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/O0VBTHCQWJ

— IndyCar on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) 9. lipnja 2019.

Ljekarski pregled potvrdio je da je Welch prošao bez ozbiljnih posljedica sa svega nekoliko modrica.

- To je dio mog posla u kojem uživam. Takve se stvari dešavaju, ali vraćam se već sljedeće sedmice na posao - rekao je Welch.

Chris Welch showed true grit Saturday night at @TXMotorSpeedway.

The @RLLRacing crew member was hit by Takuma Sato's car on pit road, then explained why he got right back up. // @INDYCAR pic.twitter.com/nPW0CsZAC9

— IndyCar on NBC (@IndyCaronNBC) 10. lipnja 2019.