Michael Schumacher’s son Mick Schumacher is ‘conscious’ after a horrific crash in Saudi Arabia qualifying.

On Saturday, Haas driver Mick Schumacher was involved in a horrific high-speed crash during the second period of Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying.

After the German span, an ambulance rushed to the scene and collided with barricades on either side of the track in the first sector. It has raised red flags, and qualifying has yet to resume.

Q2 has been halted following Schumacher’s frightening crash on Turn 12, which resulted in him splitting his car in half. Sky Sports F1 commentator David Croft believes the 23-year-old was driving at around 170mph and downhill at the time of the collision.

Croft revealed minutes later that he had heard Schumacher was ‘conscious and talking to doctors’ while still in the cockpit. He was then carefully removed from his vehicle and placed in an ambulance before the vehicle left the track on its way to a hospital.

After Schumacher’s car was lifted from the track and the driver was taken to the hospital, Haas took to social media to update the public on his condition. “We’ve heard that Mick is conscious, out of the car, and on his way to the medical centre,” they tweeted.

Former world champion Jenson Button called the incident “horrible” as Q2 qualifying in Jeddah was delayed significantly. The Brit, on the other hand, explained that the car’s disturbing amount of damage is a good sign because it is credible evidence that it did its job in protecting Schumacher from serious injuries.

In the event of a collision, the 2022 vehicles are designed to absorb approximately 15% more energy.

Haas provided an update on Schumacher’s condition, stating that he “appears physically fine and has spoken to his mother.” According to the team, he will most likely be taken to the hospital for a scan as a precaution.

Schumacher had advanced to Q1 for the second race in a row, while Haas remained in the mix in the midfield. The red flag was raised for the first time in Q1 due to a crash involving Williams’ Nicholas Latifi.

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton was bumped out of Q1 for the first time since the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix by Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll, and the seven-time world champion will start Sunday’s race in 16th place.