Chinese driver almost died on F1 track
A few seconds after the start of the race, the race at Silverstone Circuit had to be suspended for an hour to deal with the consequences of the accident. The Chinese driver's C42 rolls over, then glides over the track and gravel, then somersaults and flies over the rubber tire fence on the side of the road at turn 1, stuck between a pile of damping tires and a metal fence.
The collision between George Russell (Mercedes) and Pierre Gasly (Taurus Alpha) injured Guanyu Zhou. After the accident, the Chinese driver had to wait in the cockpit for several minutes before being rescued by the track staff. Russell was also enthusiastic about the situation of his teammates around Alfa Romeo, so he even climbed up the rubber tire fence to help.
Zhou was taken directly to the local medical center and was confirmed safe a few hours later. The cockpit protection system (HALO) came into play again, saving the life of an F1 driver.
Williams' Thai-born driver, Alex Albon, was also taken to Coventry City Hospital for tests after he had to have a simultaneous accident in the second half of the race. Aston Martin's Sebastian Vettel collided at the start and pushed Alben's car onto the concrete parapet.
Two accidents occurred shortly after the start, which caused the car to suspend and then start again in the original order. Carlos Sainz defended his lead this time under pressure from Red Bull, with luck smiling at him. Before the two accidents, the Dutch driver easily overtook his former team-mate.
Sainz benefited again at the end of the race when Ferrari did not call team-mate Charles Leclerc to the pits when the safety car appeared. Italy's errors helped the Spaniard easily regain the top spot in one day, and two Red Bull drivers were out of form due to problems with RB18.
After the race, although it's the glory, Sainz admitting that you're happier because Zhou Guanyou's fine. "I know there's a serious collision that led to the red flag, but I can't watch the TV, so I'm glad to see it's not so I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad I'm glad to see you'm glad I'm glad to see you'm glad to see a big and I' Ferrari driver said.
According to Saint, Chinese colleagues have miraculously escaped death, and considers this as evidence for the superiority of Halo - a achievement brought by the racing federation into practice. "Sometimes we criticize Fia but in other cases, you need to thank them, how much they helped us. Through the accident at F2 this morning and what happened in the race Today, with Halo, Fia probably saved two lives and we need to thank them, "he added.
