'No one even came and looked' - Fan left bleeding after getting hit by car debris at Australian Grand Prix

A piece of Haas F1 team's racer Kevin Magnussen's car debris cut a spectator at the Formula One Australian Grand Prix

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Fan got hit during Australian Grand Prix (Source - Twitter)

Fan got hit during Australian Grand Prix (Source - Twitter)

Red Bull Racing are on fire these days as they dominated the Australian Grand Prix after winning the Formula one track in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. RedBull Racing's teammate Sergio Perez finished third at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, on the other hand, the two-time F! champion Max Verstappen, won the opening race in Bahrain. The Dutch driver then dominated the Australian Grand Prix, winning his first race there after qualifying on pole.

Meanwhile, during the race, a piece of Haas F1 team's racer Kevin Magnussen's car debris cut a spectator at the Formula One Australian Grand Prix, drawing attention to the safety procedures followed by the organisers.

I realised how big it was and how heavy it was: Will Sweet, who got hit by debris

The fan who got hit was named Will Sweet who then told Australian radio station 3AW that during Sunday's race at Albert Park, he and his fiancee were standing on a crowded hill just off turn two when the Danish Haas driver's car struck the track-side barrier, throwing his tyre and debris into the air. He also mentioned that if it hit him in a different angle it could've been more dangerous.

"It slapped me in the arm and I was just standing there and bleeding. My arm was covering where my neck would've been, but if that had hit my fiancee, it would've got her right in the head. I realised how big it was and how heavy it was. Part of it was shredded and really sharp, if it hit me in a different angle, it could've been horrendous. No one even came and looked. My fiancee was pretty spooked by it and borderline shell-shocked." he said.

In terms of the Drivers' Standings, Max Verstappen is in first place with 69 points, while Sergio Perez, another member of his team, is in second place with 54 points. With 45 points, Fernando Alonso, who has been in excellent form, finished third. Carlos Sainz (20 points) and Lewis Hamilton (38 points) rounded out the top five.

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