Audi's Mike Rockenfeller has suffered a small metatarsal fractur🧔e to 🍎his left foot following an incident which took him out of today's second Norisring DTM race.

Audi Sport confirmed on its Twitter page that Ro🌺ckenfeller suffered a small fracture of the fifth metatarsal bone on his left foot.

The Team Phoenix drive♋r was negotiating the Grundig Hai𒁏rpin when Gary Paffett's severely damaged Mercedes C63 slammed straight into the side of Rockenfeller's Audi RS 5.

Paffett 🎉had lost control of his Mercedes whilst battling with Audi's Jamie Green and made heavy contact with Armco barrier heading towards the hairpin as a result.

Catastrophic damage to his car meant Paffett was powerless in avoiding Rockenfeller just se🔜conds later.

The pair emerged from the wreckage of their own accord but Rockenfeller immediately disp𒆙layed disco﷽mfort with his left foot after hopping to the Ambulance.

Both were taken to the Kli♍nikum S?d Hospital in Nuremberg for🌌 examination.

Describing the incident, Pafꦡfett has expressed his best wishes to Rockenfeller: "That was a bad smash, but I'm fine. I'm sorry that Rocky got hit and injured as a result. I hope he'll get well soon.

"My special thanks go to all the medics - both at the race🌸track 🌌and in the hospital. They took excellent care of me..."