After watching Anthony Davidson's spectacular car wreck during the Le Mans 24 Hours endurance race (video below), one has to think: the man is lucky to be alive.  Davidson, 33, is now in the hospital with two broken vertebrae.

Five hours into the day-long race, Davidson's car collided with a Ferarri driven by Piergiuseppe Perazzini, of Italy, causing Davidson's car to sombersault and go airbourne.

Davidson, a British former Formula One driver, said he's lucky his injuries weren't more severe.

"At that point I felt I was in an aeroplane out of control," Davidson said in a Q&A posted on his website. "I knew how close the barriers were, and travelling at that speed I was going to be there in no time. That part of the crash was pretty petrifying.  It crashed back down to the ground, I felt an almighty punch up my spine when the car hit back down on four wheels."

"Half a second" later, his #8 TS030 Hybrid slammed into the safety barriers.  Despite the pain of his injuries, Davidson only wanted to get out of the vehicle after the crash.

"I had feeling and could move my feet; everything was working," Davidson said.  "I know I should (have) stay(ed) in the car, especially with back pain, but initially I felt full of panic and claustrophobia.  "I just had to get out of the car.  It was really odd. I banged the door open and clambered out carefully because I knew I was in pain."

Davidson will remain in a hospital near Le Mans, France until Wednesday, Reuters reports.

Perazzini, who many online commentors blame for the crash, was not seriously injured.

Anthony Davidson's crash in the Le Mans endurance race.

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