[kellyhound]

Heikki Kovalainen has been ordered to bed for a few days to nurse "heavy concussion" sustained at a race in dusseldorf, Germany.

After clipping a wall, the driver crashed at the start of the Race of Champions evening in Dusseldorf when the throttle of his Audi R8 stuck open.

Finn Kovalainen, 29, was knocked unconscious for 30 seconds and sent to hospital for checks.

He then had some more checks in Switzerland on Monday and confirmed that he was "put to bed at home as a precaution" due to "heavy concussion" and a headache.

Kovalainen wrote on Twitter that he will have more tests in the next few days "as (my) head took a big hit".

His girlfriend and passenger Catherine Hyde was also injured in the crash, confirming a hairline fracture of her pelvis and hip, and damaged leg muscles.

[Faline]

poor audi

[adamsmasher]

My thoughts exactly Kelly. I felt bad for that R8.

[3ullit]

I don't know where you got that text but you should have heard the engine if the throttle jammed open...

The next point is the commentator says that the rear right axle broke down at the end of the corner before the finishing line. And it also looks like that because he crashed into the wall after the first visible corner.

He should have given me the car instead of totaling it...

[Faline]

Originally Posted by adamsmasher ↗

My thoughts exactly Kelly. I felt bad for that R8.

R8...so beautiful!