McLaren driver Fernando Alonso walks away from the wreckage of his car after colliding with the Haas of Esteban Gutierrez during the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday.
'Lucky to be here' —
McLaren driver Fernando Alonso walks away from the wreckage of his car after colliding with the Haas of Esteban Gutierrez during the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday.
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Alonso's car crashed into the wall at 200mph, flipping through the air before coming to rest upside down.
Remarkable escape —
Alonso's car crashed into the wall at 200mph, flipping through the air before coming to rest upside down.
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Alonso said he "saw a little space to get out of the car" and did so as quickly as could so that his mother, watching the race at home, could see he was safe.
'It was a scary moment' —
Alonso said he "saw a little space to get out of the car" and did so as quickly as could so that his mother, watching the race at home, could see he was safe.
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Seconds after the accident, Alonso was on his feet and able to limp away.
'I didn't know where I was' —
Seconds after the accident, Alonso was on his feet and able to limp away.
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Alonso (left) and Gutierrez both escaped uninjured from the horrific smash. The two hugged before both were taken for medical assessment.
Safe - somehow —
Alonso (left) and Gutierrez both escaped uninjured from the horrific smash. The two hugged before both were taken for medical assessment.
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Alonso sits near the track before being assessed and treated by medics.
'I spent some of the luck remaining in life' —
Alonso sits near the track before being assessed and treated by medics.
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Workers remove the remains of the car from the scene of the crash.
Clearing the wreckage —
Workers remove the remains of the car from the scene of the crash.
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A track marshall examines debris following the crash. Alonso recalled: "You are just flying and then you see the sky, the ground, the sky, the ground."
'You see the sky, the ground...' —
A track marshall examines debris following the crash. Alonso recalled: "You are just flying and then you see the sky, the ground, the sky, the ground."
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The wreckage of the car betrays the speed and ferocity of the crash from which Alonso escaped.
Mangled remains —
The wreckage of the car betrays the speed and ferocity of the crash from which Alonso escaped.
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The remains of Alonso's car are removed from the track. "I am lucky to be here and thankful to be here," he said after the accident.
'Luckiest man alive' —
The remains of Alonso's car are removed from the track. "I am lucky to be here and thankful to be here," he said after the accident.
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