SILVERSTONE, Great Britain -- Marcus Ericsson has been granted clearance to start the British Grand Prix after undergoing a final medical check on Sunday morning.
The Swedish Sauber driver had a huge accident in final practice on Saturday morning, ruling him out of qualifying as he went to hospital for precautionary checks. However, he will be allowed to race after undergoing an FIA medical examination on Sunday morning and getting clearance from the stewards to take part despite not setting a qualifying time.
"Following a medical examination at the Silverstone Circuit Medical Centre, the FIA has cleared Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson to take part in today's British Grand Prix," an FIA statement said.
Ericsson is expected to start from the pit lane after Sauber had to rebuild a spare chassis overnight.