The accident happened less than three minutes before the end of qualifying when Pérez, exiting the tunnel at about 175mph and on the wrong side of the track, veered to the right and hit a barrier. Worryingly, almost two hours after the incident a Sauber spokesman said: "We haven't heard anything." But a short time later the driver's condition was officially described as "encouraging", and that he had sustained concussion, a sprained thigh but no fractures. The next information – unofficial – was passed on by Vettel, Jenson Button and Mark Webber, the top three qualifiers, who all reported that they heard Pérez was conscious and not talking, not enough in itself to confirm his safety.
The first indication that Pérez, 21, had escaped serious injury came almost 20 minutes after the accident, when a section of the crowd close to the crash started applauding, having apparently seen some movement.
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