2023 UIM F1H2O WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
TEAM ABU DHABI PLAYS THE WAITING GAME AFTER TORRENTE’S ACCIDENT IN SHARJAH
Saturday, December 9: Team Abu Dhabi will decide overnight whether Shaun Torrente can start tomorrow afternoon’s Road to Sharjah-Grand Prix of Sharjah after the triple UIM F1H2O world champion was involved in a crash during today’s second sprint race on Khalid Lagoon.
Torrente was taken to hospital for medical checks following the accident when his boat was clipped by Victory Team’s Ahmad Al Fahim and then collided with the rear of Finnish driver Filip Roms’s Mad Croc Gillman Racing boat.
While Torrente was not seriously injured, he was being assessed by medical staff and no decision was immediately taken on whether he will be fit to race tomorrow. All medical checks have been positive and he will remain in hospital overnight.
Meanwhile, Team Abu Dhabi technicians were working overnight in an attempt to repair his badly damaged boat. Team manager Guido Cappellini said that despite the damage, the cockpit remained intact, underlining the ability of today’s F1H2O boats to withstand crashes.
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