<p>Indian driver <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/indias-kush-maini-wins-his-maiden-f2-sprint-race-23366464" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"><strong>Kush Maini</strong></a> on Sunday survived a horrifying crash after he stalled at the start of the feature race in Formula 2, a support race to Formula 1.</p>
<p>The scary incident occurred on the opening lap of the Formula 2 race which preceded the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.</p>
<p>The 23-year-old Indian had nowhere to go at the race start as his car's engine stopped working suddenly. That left fellow drivers Josep Maria Marti and Oliver Goethe unsighted, leading to a massive collision.</p>
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<p>The rear of Maini's car was totally destroyed by the impact of the crash and fortunately, he came out of it unscathed.</p>
<p>Maini's father Gautam confirmed to PTI that his son is doing fine.</p>
<p>"He is doing okay. As part of the standard protocol all medical check ups were conducted on Kush and all reports are normal," he said.</p>
<p>Maini, representing Invicta Racing in his second Formula 2 season, is 11th in the standings. The race was won by Richard Verschoor of Trident.</p>
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<p>Following the investigation of the incident, the stewards handed the Indian a 10-second time penalty for causing the collision. "After the race, the Stewards heard from the Team Representative and examined available video evidence before determining that the driver of Car 9 had failed to engage the Start Set Up Procedure for the start of the race, an error that led to the car stalling on the grid causing the subsequent collision.</p>
<p>"The Stewards determined that because of this, Maini was wholly responsible for the collision and, as a result, elected to hand him a 10-second time penalty. With Maini not finishing the Feature Race, his time penalty has been converted into a five-place grid penalty," read a Formula 2 statement.</p>
<p>Maini will serve the penalty in the next race.</p>
<p>Safety has improved drastically in motorsport over the past two decades but the sport remains dangerous. Formula 2 driver Anthoine Hubert had succumbed to his injuries following an accident at the iconic Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium in 2019. The Frenchman was only 22.</p>
<p>Jules Bianchi, who was only 25, had died following a collision with a recovery vehicle during the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix in 2014. The FIA had introduced Halo, a head protecting device, on all Formula 1 cars post the fatal accident.</p>
<p><strong><em>(With agency inputs)</em></strong></p><p>
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