HRT mechanic to leave hospital soon

The mechanic injured during Sakon Yamamoto’s Monza pitstop is still in hospital, the HRT team has revealed.

The German radio mechanic, whose first name is Marco, was nursing broken bones and concussion after being struck violently by Japanese Yamamoto’s rear wing and wheel.

He is "recovering positively", the Spanish team said in a statement.

"He is supposed to leave the hospital in Italy soon, where he was kept under observation and go back to Germany, his home country," added Hispania.