Italian Grand Prix – Campos Racing’s Alex Peroni will not take part in the Formula 3 at Monza on Sunday, following his high speed crash on Saturday.

Australian racing driver Alex Peroni won’t take part in the second Formula 3 race of the Italian Grand Prix weekend, having picked up some minor injuries during Saturday’s race.

Running in P6 towards the end of the first race on Saturday morning, Peroni ran wide at the fearsome Parabolica corner. Hitting a sausage kerb that’s there to police track limits, his car was launched into the air and spiralled its way towards the tyre barriers. Landing upside down on the tyres before bouncing its way right side up, it was a horrifying crash, particularly when replays showed the cockpit area had borne the brunt of the impact.

Thankfully, Peroni was relatively unharmed and clambered free by himself before climbing into a medical car for evaluation. Taken to the medican centre, he has since been brought to a nearby hospital for observation.

A statement from Peroni’s press team said: “He is in hospital doing well and recovering from concussion and a fracture to a vertebra.”

“Team Peroni wish to thank all of those people that have expressed concern and a particular thank you to the many wonderful medical staff at the Monza circuit and at the Ospedale San Gerardo of Monza.”

According to Formula 3, “This is a precautionary measure that is taken following an incident of this nature to ensure the wellbeing of the driver.”

The halo has been praised for standing up to the impact, with the angle of the landing suggesting that Peroni’s head could have absorbed the full impact had it not been fitted to the car. Pierre Gasly, speaking after qualifying, said that he has changed his opinion of the halo in light of the accident.