Silverstone –
Horror accident happened at the start of the race F1 British GP 2022. Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu’s car rolled over and was dragged into the gravel.
In the race at the Silverstone Circuit, Sunday (3/7/2022) evening WIB, Zhou Guanyu took ninth position. The Chinese racer was behind George Russell (Mercedes), and in front of Nicholas Latifi riding Williams. Meanwhile, the leading position is occupied by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.
Reported Autosport, A bump between Russell and Pierre Gasly (Alpa Tauri) triggers the horror incident. Russell then twisted and hit Zhou on the left.
Unfortunately, Zhou then overturned and was dragged in the halo of the car until it hit the fence under the stands. Meanwhile Russell stopped at the first corner with a tire that had slipped off the wheel.
As for a separate incident behind the scenes involving Williams drivers Alex Albon and Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin). Albon crashed into the track wall after being hit by Vettel.
Albon’s car, which had been damaged, was then hit again by other cars so that it was twisted outside. Yuki Tsonoda and Esteban Ocon also became “victims” of this incident.
The red flag was raised to indicate the race was temporarily suspended. Zhou Guanyu and Albon are reported to have no serious injuries.
“Zhou is aware, he can talk, no broken bones. Considering his condition, he is quite good, quite healthy,” the FIA statement read.
“The FIA advises that after the incident at the start of the race, emergency crews are present immediately, and driver car 23 (Albon) and car 24 (Zhou) are rushed to the medical center. Both drivers are conscious, and their condition will be assessed at the medical center. More updates more will be given in due course.”
When this news was revealed, race F1 British GP 2022 has resumed.
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