Zhou Guanyu

Zhou was involved in a high-speed crash but avoided serious injury, with the race later interrupted by Just Stop Oil protesters.

“Lewis was endorsing their right to protest but not the method that they chose, which compromised their safety and that of others.” “A group of supporters of Just Stop Oil have stormed the track at the British Grand Prix,” it read. Seven protesters gained access to the track and sat down with the cars still circulating before they were removed by the authorities. “The fact he came out of it is crazy,” he said. Zhou was safely removed and taken to the medical centre for examination. It then took some time to extract the 23-year-old, who is the first Chinese driver in Formula One and in his rookie season.

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“And next thing when I got back, the car was on the back of the flatbed. There’s no doubt we had the pace to come back to P6 today.” So I ran back to the team to check, I told the marshals to leave the car,” Russell said. In a radio statement, Alfa Romeo told Zhou’s teammate Valtteri Bottas: “Zhou is conscious, he is talking, there are no fractures. This was not the first collision in which the ‘halo’ device was instrumental in saving a driver from serious injury on Sunday -- Roy Nissany survived after another car driven by Dennis Hauger landed on top of his cockpit in which he was saved by the halo in the Formula 2 race. The field filed back to the pits after the collision as a specialist extraction crew attended Zhou, who remained in his car, until he was lifted clear.

Rookie driver Zhou Guanyu has survived one of the more terrifying crashes in recent memory at the British Grand Prix that had the F1 world holding its ...

The images of Zhou’s car upside down and his body squished in his car between the halo and the fencing are breathtaking. The race was red flagged and after a long delay, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz eventually claimed his maiden victory in his 150th Grand Prix ahead of Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton. Russell also flew off the track and got out of his car immediately and ran over to Zhou’s car to check on him. There were serious concerns for Zhou’s welfare but he was eventually extracted from his Alfa Romeo, put on a stretcher and assessed at the medical centre. The crash occurred on the very first lap of the race on Monday morning (AEST) when Zhou was accidentally clipped by Mercedes’ George Russell on the opening corner at Silverstone. Rookie driver Zhou Guanyu has survived one of the more terrifying crashes in recent memory at the British Grand Prix that had the F1 world holding its breath.

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It was stuck between the tire wall and the fence, delaying efforts to extricate Zhou. Alex Albon of Williams was also taken to the medical center and then his team said he'd been transferred by helicopter to Coventry Hospital for a precautionary check. Zhou's car slid upside-down across the gravel and his Alfa Romeo seemed to be wedged between fencing and a tire barrier at the first corner.

The Alfa Romeo driver was forced out of Sunday's race early after a crash on the opening lap.

Alfa Romeo later announced the rookie driver was in “pretty good” shape and did not sustain any fractures. Thankfully, the 23-year-old later confirmed on Twitter that he avoided serious injury after being evaluated at the medical care center. “Halo saved me today.

Alfa Romeo F1 Team's Zhou Guanyu is conscious and being evaluated at the Silverstone medical centre after a horror crash at the British GP.

British Grand Prix There was immediate concern for Zhou, and a doctor tended to him inside the car. British Grand Prix

Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu has survived an extraordinary opening-lap crash at the British Grand Prix after his car turned upside down. WARNING: GRAPHIC.

There are no fractures and, considering the circumstances, he is pretty good, pretty well.” “I got swamped by other cars and next thing I know I got touched, I was in the side of Zhou and that was it,” said Russell. Zhou had been approaching the 160mph opening Abbey corner when Russell tagged the right rear of the Alfa Romeo, sending it on to its roof and sliding out of control. “Halo saved me today. It was the second time on Sunday that the halo had saved a driver from serious injury, and probably worse. Thanks everyone for your kind messages.”

The 2022 British Grand Prix was interrupted by yet another showstopping crash - this time involving George Russell & Zhou Guanyu.

“I ran back to the team to check and when I came back the car was on the flatbed already. When I came back, I couldn’t get the car turned on but there was no reason why I shouldn’t have been able to because the car was fine.” The Silverstone race was red-flagged almost immediately after lights went out due to the disastrous incident which occurred at Turn 1.