PASCAL WEHRLEIN has been taken to hospital after being involved in a terrifying crash.<br /><br />The former Formula 1 driver now competes for Porsche in Formula E.<br /><br />The scary incident occurred during a practice session ahead of the Hyderabad E-Prix.<br /><br />Wehrlein, went into the weekend top of the leaderboard after the first three races of the season.<br /><br />But he suffered a huge blow earlier today when he lost control of his Porsche on the track's final corner.<br /><br />Wehrlein's car spun out of control before producing a major thud as it hit the wall.<br /><br />The horrendous smash caused huge damage to the car and also prompted audible gasps from commentators Jack Nicholls and Karun Chandhok.<br /><br />Wehrlein thankfully came out of the crash unharmed, radioing his team to tell them that his car's throttle had "got stuck" - causing the smash.<br /><br />He climbed out of his car without requiring assistance but was taken to the hospital anyway for precautionary checks.<br /><br />Examining how the crash came about, Chandhok said: "That doesn't seem like driver error."<br /><br />Nicholls then added: "He said the throttle got stuck and, yeah, you can see the wheels are still spinning as he is having the rotation."<br /><br />To further investigate the cause of the crash without putting their other drivers at risk, Porsche opted not to send them out until more tests were run.<br /><br />Wehrlein competed for Manor and Sauber in Formula 1 during the 2016 and 2017 seasons.<br /><br />He entered 40 races, picking up six points.
