SILVERSTONE, Great Britain -- Marcus Ericsson will undergo further medical checks before he is allowed to race in Sunday's British Grand Prix, but showed no signs of injury on Saturday afternoon following his big crash in final practice.
Ericsson was taken to hospital after a huge impact with the barriers in FP3, which wrecked his car and ruled him out of qualifying. Ericsson returned to Silverstone once qualifying had finished and will start from the back of the grid pending a medical on Sunday morning.
"It was obviously a huge accident," he said. "I went a bit too wide on the kerb in Turn 15 and touched the grass, which was a bit wet. I lost the car and this was followed by a big impact with the barriers. I went to the medical centre, but, because of the impact, they wanted to send me to hospital.
"Many check-ups have been done and things are looking good. I am feeling a bit sore, but everything else is ok. It is obviously disappointing that I was not able to participate in qualifying, but the most important is that I am alright. I apologise to my car crew that I have caused them a lot of work."
The steering wheel on Ericsson's car became detached in the incident, but Sauber later confirmed it was due to his leg hitting the release collar following the initial impact.