Tom Clarkson

I mean, from the outside, it just looked like a simple spin, but did something happen in terms of, was there a power surge?

No, I think it was just everything put together to end up in that wall.

I mean, at that time, tyres are not really into temp, start of the formation lab.

I remember...

being on the white line at that time, which was really slippery.

And for some reason, I was in first gear.

Just by upshifting to second, I had like this kind of bogged down.

Car went a bit nervous, plus the steering angle I had, and it just went...

nothing I could do really it was the wall was grabbing me it was pulling you in when the car snapped I knew I was going in the wall and as I was sliding I was just I don't know how much force I put in into the brake pedal at that time but I was like I was just praying for the car not to be damaged so I could come back it was quite a hit so that was it and look at what happened to very experienced drivers in that race Fernando Alonso Carlos Sainz they ended up in the wall

Did you get some comfort from that?

It's like, yes, because this can happen.

Would have been more difficult if I was the only one.

But at the same time, looking back at the way it happened, I think it was nothing I could have done really.

What doesn't break you makes you stronger?

Yeah, it does.

You feel stronger after that experience?

In junior categories, when you have really low moments, I think it feels harder than Formula 1 because you're aiming for F1 at that time, and you know every setback you have is actually pulling you back from that target.

Whereas you make mistakes in Formula 1, as long as you know you're a solid driver, you know you're good, you can stay around.

It's not the same pressure.

Honestly, I remember going into the car for qualifying in Formula 2, I had so much more