The action from the Race of Champions never fails to live up to its billing but this weekend saw a spectacular crash by Heikki Kovalainen behind the wheel of an Audi R8 GT that left him unconscious in a first round battle against rally champ Sebastien Loeb.
The incident saw the R8 GT parked against a wall after the Finn clipped the inside barrier before spinning into the concrete wall. Although nothing serious, he was knocked unconscious after the crash but was otherwise unharmed. Damage was limited to the car’s suspension with some body scruffs as well.
His girlfriend was in the vehicle at the time of impact but walked away unharmed as well.
Heikki later posted on his Twitter feed that the problem was caused by a jammed throttle, something which the early braking in the video could lend proof to.
In case you’re wondering, Loeb went on to reach the finals but fell at the hands of Felipe Albuquerque.
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Source: Yahoo
