Sebastian Vettel taken to medical centre after huge crash during F1 testing

A mechanical problem caused Sebastian Vettel to crash his Ferrari on the sixth day of Formula 1 testing in Barcelona. He went straight on at Turn Three and ploughed into the barriers. Vettel was taken to the medical centre but Ferrari quickly tweeted to say the four-time world champion was unhurt. The team then confirmed the incident was caused by a mechanical issue and added: "The car is now in the garage for all the needed checks." The team says: "We foresee that the car will not go out on track for a few hours."

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