Ericsson gets FIA green light for British GP

Julien Billiotte 10/07/2016 at 08:55

Marcus Ericsson has been cleared to race at the British Grand Prix by the FIA, his Sauber F1 team has announced.

The Swede missed Saturday’s qualifying at Silverstone after suffering a heavy crash in the third and final free practice. Ericsson initially went to the track’s medical centre but it was decided to send the 25-year-old to a hospital so he could carry out further precautionary checks.

Ericsson was released last night, with the Sauber man unhurt but admitting to being “sore”. Ericsson still needed to go through an FIA procedure on Sunday morning to determine whether he was fit to race or not.

The Swiss outfit has now confirmed its Swedish driver will take part in this afternoon’s race. Despite Ericsson not setting a time in qualifying, stewards have allowed him to start from the pit lane.

Good morning all! Green light for @Ericsson_Marcus :) he will start the #BritishGP from the pit lane #F1 #RaceDay pic.twitter.com/GkIUMBwL4o
— Sauber F1 Team (@SauberF1Team) 10 juillet 2016

Medical check ✅ car check ✅ = let's go racing!! Huge thanks to my @SauberF1Team guys for building me a new car #ME9 pic.twitter.com/uFwBoeJuJs
— Marcus Ericsson (@Ericsson_Marcus) 10 juillet 2016