He might have been a whizz on the Formula One circuit, but the back roads of Kent proved more taxing for motor racing legend Michael Schumacher.
The seven-time world champion was on his way back from an event at Silverstone on Sunday when he was overtaking an elderly woman driver and accidentally clipped a pedestrian.
The 38-year-old German, who was behind the wheel of a Fiat Ducato van (picture), was not injured in the prang.
Martin Kingham told how he was knocked to the ground by the Formula One ace’s van as he rounded a corner and overtook another car before ploughing into him. ”The last thing you expect on a quiet afternoon is to be run over by Michael Schumacher - it was unbelievable,’ Mr Kingham, 39, told the Daily Mirror:
‘He came from behind me to overtake two old ladies in a little Fiat. The first thing I knew I was flat on my face after the collision. Martin Kingham was clipped by Schumacher as he was closing his garage. ‘When I realised who had hit me I thought I had concussion.’
Schumacher, who has a sponsorship deal with Fiat, was on his way to a private jet at a nearby airfield when he accident happened in Lydd, Kent. When you are used driving a Formula 1 car at very high speeds, an average car like a Fiat van should be no problem. But it seems the 7 time F1 champion isn’t perfect.
The seven-time world champion was on his way back from an event at Silverstone on Sunday when he was overtaking an elderly woman driver and accidentally clipped a pedestrian.
The 38-year-old German, who was behind the wheel of a Fiat Ducato van (picture), was not injured in the prang.
Martin Kingham told how he was knocked to the ground by the Formula One ace’s van as he rounded a corner and overtook another car before ploughing into him. ”The last thing you expect on a quiet afternoon is to be run over by Michael Schumacher - it was unbelievable,’ Mr Kingham, 39, told the Daily Mirror:
‘He came from behind me to overtake two old ladies in a little Fiat. The first thing I knew I was flat on my face after the collision. Martin Kingham was clipped by Schumacher as he was closing his garage. ‘When I realised who had hit me I thought I had concussion.’
Schumacher, who has a sponsorship deal with Fiat, was on his way to a private jet at a nearby airfield when he accident happened in Lydd, Kent. When you are used driving a Formula 1 car at very high speeds, an average car like a Fiat van should be no problem. But it seems the 7 time F1 champion isn’t perfect.
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