Injury halts Klien's testing
Jaguar Racing driver Christian Klien has had to cancel his F1 testing duties at Barcelona after seriously injuring his finger in a freak accident. The Austrian driver got his finger caught in a fan while trying to cool himself down in the pits and sliced the top of his finger which left a deep gash.
Klien is expected to recover in time to participate in next weekend's French Grand Prix.
"Christian will not be undertaking any further testing duties in Barcelona after an accident this morning," said a Jaguar Racing spokesman. "In an effort to cool himself, Christian picked up a brake duct-cooling fan but unfortunately let the forefinger of his right hand slip through the protective grill.
"The top of his finger was sliced quite deeply but not as far as the bone itself. It is quite a substantial flesh wound and cannot be simply stitched together.
"Christian has been given a tetanus injection in order to avoid any further contamination, especially from carbon fibre. The wound has been heavily bandaged and we are confident of the healing process being successful prior to the French Grand Prix. Mark Webber will instead take Christian's place at the test tomorrow."
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