Red flag at the Silverstone Grand Prix. The fastest race of the season was stopped before the end of the first lap in Great Britain. While Max Verstappen got the better of poleman Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) and Lewis Hamilton at the end of the first corner, a huge pileup occurred with the following cars. Approaching the first corner, La Mercedes de Russell swerved.
The Briton therefore hit Tsunoda who also hit Zhou. It then went into the gravel trap… on the roof before hitting the safety fence! The images are terrible and send shivers down your spine. The Chinese remained stuck in the cockpit for long minutes. According to information from the medical department at Silverstone, Guanyu Zhou was moving before being removed from his Alfa Romeo. Placed on a stretcher, the Chinese pilot was evacuated to the medical center.
His teammate Valtteri Bottas received radio reports confirming that Zhou was fine. Involved in the big pileup, the Thai Alexander Albon also went to the hospital. According to the International Automobile Federation (FIA), the two pilots “were checked at the medical center” and have “no serious injuries”. Zhou is currently under observation while Albon “will be transferred by helicopter to Coventry Hospital for precautionary examinations”.
Zhou gave good news himself on Twitter a few minutes later. “It’s fine, the halo saved my life,” he explains.
In addition, the FIA announced that the beginning of the invasion of the track had taken place at the time of the red flag, but all the protagonists were arrested.
This is the second big crash of the weekend at Silverstone. Drivers Dennis Hauger and Roy Nissany collided violently this Sunday during the British Grand Prix in Formula 2. A spectacular crash which, however, ended well.
