The Alfa Romeo driver’s single-seater overturned and slid into the gravel trap at the first corner on Sunday after contact with George Russell (Mercedes).
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A chilling image. Guanyu Zhou suffered a serious accident at the start of the British Grand Prix on Sunday July 3 at Silverstone. The contact involved Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri), sandwiched between George Russell (Mercedes) and Guanyu Zhou. The Mercedes driver’s car touched that of the Frenchman, before colliding and tipping Zhou’s single-seater.
The extremely impressive images of Guanyu Zhou’s crash at the start of the #BritishGP
The pilot is fine #BritishGP | ▶️ https://t.co/t7uFs3yVeh pic.twitter.com/lTtvCw9qbV
— CANAL+ F1® (@CanalplusF1) July 3, 2022
After long minutes of waiting, thethe car was back on its wheels, before the medical services come to extract the pilot, then evacuated by ambulance to the medical center. “Guanyu Zhou is conscious and he is at the medical center for examinations”communicated the Alfa Romeo team on its Twitter account. “It’s one of the worst accidents I’ve had. I’m glad to know he’s okay”reacted George Russell, forced to give up, at the microphone of Canal +.
Following a crash at the start of the British Grand Prix, Zhou Guanyu is conscious and now at the circuit’s medical center to undergo evaluation. #BritishGP
— Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN (@alfaromeoorlen) July 3, 2022
Another pile-up involved the cars of Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) and Alexander Albon (Williams). He was also taken to the medical center.