A Ferrari mechanic suffered a serious leg injury when F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen pulled into his pit stop during the Bahrain circuit.

Dramatic pitstop, one of our mechanics was hit by #Kimi7’s car #BahrainGP

— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) April 8, 2018

Raikkonen was having his tires fitted onto the vehicle when he was given the go signal by the pit crew. But the mechanic who was fitting his left rear tire wasn’t fully out of the way when the crew gave the signal causing Raikkonen to speed off, running over the mechanic’s leg and snapping it in two.

The whole incident was broadcast on live television and Raikkonen pulled out of the race after the pit stop as the rear tire wasn’t properly connected.

#Kimi7’s car retired, we are all waiting to understand our mechanic’s conditions #BahrainGP

— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) April 8, 2018

F1 fans criticized Raikkonen for not checking up on the mechanic, but the driver was unaware what happened.

The mechanic, who was identified as Francesco, has suffered multiple fractures to his leg including his shin bone and fibula.

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He was rushed to the hospital for treatment after the accident.

Doesn’t look great. pic.twitter.com/aDOxWbROiZ

— Chris Livingston (@nounsley) April 8, 2018

Though this casualty caused the Ferrari team points, Raikkonen’s teammate Sebastian Vettel came in first place.

200 GPs, winning #Seb5 #BahrainGP pic.twitter.com/0kMyJOdcmw

— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) April 8, 2018

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