Magnussen taken to hospital for checks after crash

Kevin Magnussen has been taken to hospital for "precautionary checks" after a heavy crash in the Belgian Grand Prix.

The race was red flagged after Magnussen lost control at Radillon, smashing into the barriers at high speed. While Magnussen was able to get out of his damaged car unaided, the Dane was limping and was taken to the medical centre before Renault confirmed he had been taken to hospital.

LIVE: Belgian Grand Prix

"Kevin Magnussen ran wide at the exit of Eau Rouge and made heavy contact with the barriers," Renault tweeted. "He left the car unaided and was taken to the medical centre for precautionary checks. He is fully conscious and responsive.

"He has a small cut to the left ankle and has been escorted to a nearby hospital for further routine checks."

Drivers are required to undergo certain checks as a result of heavy impacts. Magnussen crash damaged the barriers on the outside of the track which required repair work before the race could restart.

Breakfast with ... Otmar Szafnauer

Silbermann says ... Spa too hot

Romain Grosjean column: More motivated than ever

Chris Medland's 2016 Belgian Grand Prix preview

Keep up to date with all the F1 news via Facebook and Twitter

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.