Brendon Hartley is targetting points in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix despite crashing heavily in the final free practice session of the weekend and totalling his Toro Rosso. He didn't get a chance to take part in qualifying due to the amount of damage done to the car.
Hartley crashed heavily at turn nine in the final moments of free practice three but didn't sustain any serious injury.
A bit of muscle soreness. No concussion. But I can feel (pain) all through the traps and the neck," said Hartley
"I don’t know how many Gs I pulled, but you feel it a bit. I’ll feel it tomorrow, but I’m sure I’ll be fit enough to drive the race.
"From what I understand, there’s no damage on the chassis. These modern Formula 1 cars, between Friday and Saturday, it would be stripped down to a similar level and new bits going on. So I think the team is more than capable of getting the car ready.
"Normally on a Saturday you don’t plan to do this for a Sunday. I believe all the parts are available. I don’t know what new parts we have to introduce to the pool and what knock-on effects that has. From what I understand there’s no chassis damage, which is the most important thing for them getting the car fixed for tomorrow."
His crash was ill-timed not only in the scheme of things for this race weekend but for his Formula One future. Hartley replaced Daniil Kvyat last season but could find himself replaced by former Sauber driver Pascal Wehrlein if rumours are to be believed as soon as the Canadian Grand Prix.
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