Reigning world champion Pascal Wehrlein suffered a terrifying crash in the Formula E season-opener, held in São Paulo. The Porsche driver was sent airborne following a collision with Jaguar's Nick Cassidy, who he duelled for the title last season. Wehrlein was able to gingerly walk away from the crash, once his car had safely been flipped back over. Watch the huge crash below.

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A huge crash for our reigning world champion Pascal Wehrlein as he came together with Nick Cassidy Pascal reported he was okay and was out of the car shortly after 🙌 #SaoPauloEPrix pic.twitter.com/i2kCk2Gqvy — Formula E (@FIAFormulaE) December 7, 2024

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