“An amazing miracleThis Monday’s British daily Metro headlines a photo of Guanyu Zhou’s Alfa Romeo on the “roof” of Silverstone, the temple of cross-channel motor racing. A Chinese driver came close to the worst in a horrific crash at the start of the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
In pictures released by the Formula 1 manufacturers, the single seats of Pierre Gasly (Alfa Tauri), George Russell (Mercedes) and Guanyu Zhou (Alfa-Romeo) came into contact as they approached the first corner. Zhou’s one-seater, hit by Russell, flipped to finish his race on the other side of the safety barriers against the fences separating the track from the spectators.
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Meanwhile, Alexander Albon (Williams), Esteban Ocon, as well as German Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) and Japanese Yuki Tsunoda (Alfa Tauri) were also indirectly involved in the accident; Williams was sent against the barriers as the pilot tried to slow down.
After a few minutes of agony, Zhou managed to get out of his car and then was taken to the medical center, where the reassuring news was quickly relayed: “I’m fine, everything is clear. Halo saved me,” the Chinese driver said on Twitter shortly after leaving the UK Regional Medical Center where Albon was also being treated.
Source: Le Figaro
