F1 Championship leader Lewis Hamilton has been cleared to race in Sunday's European Grand Prix after recovering from a serious crash during Saturday's qualifyround at the Nurburgring.
The crash came about after one the McLaren's front wheels came off at high speed, the fault was later put down to a wheel gun malfunction.
The 22 year old Brit was keen to race despite his ordeal, as was Ron Dennis the McLaren team boss.
McLaren will no doubt be reviewing their pit-lane preparation procedures following what can only be described as a very unusual and untimely mechanical tool failure.
The accident served to once again remind everyone connected with the sport how dangerous F1 is.
It will be very interesting to see how Hamilton reacts, he's had his share of shunts and accidents in the past during his karting years, but the pressure is really on now and coming so soon after the crash Sunday's European Grand Prix will be an even bigger mental challenge.
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