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.

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