The description in the article make it sound like it was intentional.
For intentional hits in racing, I'd love a flanking charge for bodily harms & attempted manslaughter, actually, no matter what the regulating body does.
FIA says there's (still!) roundabout 100 people dying in racing every year (mostly in the "lower" series). (*)
An aggressor on the racetrack needs to be reminded of the potential consequences for his victim (i.e., death), say farewell to racing and get to see the inside of a prison for a while.
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source (AMS, german):
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Originally Posted by FIA's Andy Mellor
"Weltweit sterben pro Jahr 100 Menschen im Motorsport, je 50 Prozent auf zwei und vier Rädern. Von diesen 50 Toten sind die eine Hälfte Fahrzeuginsassen, und die andere Streckenposten oder Zuschauer. Der Großteil dieser Unglücke passiert auf nationaler Ebene. Wir versuchen hier Muster zu erkennen, um diese Zahlen zu senken."
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(translation: "Annually 100 people die in motorsports, 50% each on two and four wheels. Of those 50 deaths each, half is the driver and the other half track personnel or spectators. Most of these tragic accidents happen on national level. We are trying to recognize the underlying patterns to diminish these numbers")