Zhou Guanyu

The sport's only Chinese driver was extricated from his car, which ended up upside down.

Formula One officials also said that several fans had attempted to invade the track after the crash. Obviously gutted to end the race this way and I’m sorry for the team and the fans. Esteban Ocon and Yuki Tsunoda, who were also caught up in the affair, had repairs and returned to the grid. Williams’s Alex Albon and Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly were also involved in the crash. “That was a scary incident and all credit to the marshals and medical team for their quick response. Zhou, with the car’s protective halo doing its job, eventually was extricated and taken from the course on a stretcher in an ambulance.

The British Grand Prix was stopped just seconds after the start on Sunday after Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu's Alfa Romeo flipped over and careered over ...

Russell appeared to be hit from behind at the start and was knocked into Zhou, whose car went flying across a gravel trap and over a tire wall into the retaining fence. Zhou’s car slide upside-down across the gravel and his Alfa Romeo seemed to be wedged between fencing and a tyre barrier at the first corner. The race was red-flagged and George Russell, one of the drivers involved in the crash, sprinted from his car to the tire barrier to check on Zhou.

Zhou Guanyu, George Russell and Alex Albon were all involved in a crash on the opening lap of the Birtish Grand Prix, with all three drivers out of the race ...

There was plenty of worry around Silverstone and all the people tuning in around the world, Zhou was finally freed from his car and he was then stretchered away for further checks at the medical centre, but he was moving and was conscious. He was turned upside down and stuck in the car for a prolonged period of time, with the race rightly being red-flagged instantly. Zhou Guanyu, George Russell and Alex Albon were all involved in a crash on the opening lap of the Birtish Grand Prix, with all three drivers out of the race before it had even begun.

Formula One drivers Zhou Guanyu and George Russell were involved in a scary crash early in Sunday's British Grand Prix:.

Dramatic opening to the #BritishGP Hoping that @ZhouGuanyu24 is ok. Albon, competing in his home race, and Zhou were both brought to the medical center after the collision and were conscious at the time, per the FIA. That was a scary incident and all credit to the marshals and medical team for their quick response.

Obviously gutted to end the race this way and I'm sorry for the team and the fans. He ranked fourth in the driver standings entering Sunday. First of all, the most important thing is that Zhou is ok. He discussed the incident on social media:

Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu was protected by the "halo" of his car at the British Grand Prix when Zhou's car flipped and skidded along the track.

"Further updates will be given in due course." Zhou's car flipped immediately after that initial contact and skidded for several hundred feet across the track and then the gravel trap before its momentum sent it hurtling over the tire barrier and into a space between the barrier and the fence. During the first lap Sunday at the British Grand Prix, Chinese Formula One driver Zhou Guanyu was involved in an intense crash that flipped his car and sent it skidding across the pavement before it flipped into a barrier against a fence.

Zhou's car rolled over several times, skidded into a wall upside down, and nearly flipped into the crowd.

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Two massive, multi-car wrecks red flagged the F1 British Grand Prix in the opening lap Sunday. Pierre Gasly darted in-between Zhou Guanyu, who started ninth ...

But when he returned, the car was in a flat bed, and due to the rules, the FIA will not allow Russell to rejoin. Over the radio, Alfa Romeo told teammate Valtteri Bottas that “Zhou is okay.” The Alfa Romeo flipped upside down and went flying across the track and into the gravel.

The FIA have confirmed that Zhou Guanyu and Alex Albon are both conscious and being taken to the Silverstone Medical Centre following a first-lap collision ...

Once the race had been red flagged, the FIA then announced that Zhou and Albon had both been taken to the medical centre, writing: “The FIA advises that following the incident at the start of the race, emergency crews were immediately in attendance, and the drivers of Car 23 (Albon) and Car 24 (Zhou) have been taken to the medical centre. The FIA later confirmed that neither driver had sustained serious injury, but that Albon had been taken by helicopter to nearby Coventry Hospital for precautionary checks, while Zhou remained under observation in the medical centre. The FIA have confirmed that Zhou Guanyu and Alex Albon are both conscious and being taken to the Silverstone medical centre following a first-lap collision at the British Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz Jr. won his his first career Formula One race on Sunday with a victory at the British Grand Prix — the most dramatic race so far this season.

Former champion Nelson Piquet used a racial slur and homophobic language to describe Hamilton, F1's only Black driver, in interviews from last year which came to wider attention this week. F1 said they were being "dealt with by the local authorities." "I gave it everything," said Hamilton, who was third in Canada two weeks ago and hoped Mercedes is on a comeback. Zhou's car flipped upside-down and cleared a tire barrier before smashing into a fence. But a safety car came out and Ferrari brought Sainz into the pits for fresher, grippier soft tires. It began with a frightening first-lap crash and ended with intense wheel-to-wheel battles for the podium positions.

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

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.

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.

Formula 1 said Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu has been declared fit and released from the medical centre after a horrific crash halted the start of the British ...

The British Grand Prix got off to a scary start on Sunday. There were multiple collisions on the first lap of the race, and the wreck that resulted from ...

The halo is a device used to protect drivers who race in open-wheel racing series. He didn't mind, however, as his No. 1 concern at the time was Zhou's health. The measure was originally met with criticism from fans of the sport and its drivers, too. What is the halo and how did it help Zhou? Here's what to know about it. The crash caused Zhou's car to roll over and spin like a top on the track. A red flag was waved immediately after the crash.

SILVERSTONE (United Kingdom) — Zhou Guanyu said the halo safety device "saved me today" after he escaped uninjured from the horror multi-car smash at the ...

He later returned to the pits to watch Carlos Sainz register his maiden F1 win, tweeting to his fans: "I'm ok, all clear. In a radio statement, Alfa Romeo told Zhou's teammate Valtteri Bottas: "Zhou is conscious, he is talking, there are no fractures. Advertisement

SILVERSTONE: The British Grand Prix was red-flagged after a horror opening-corner multi-car smash at Silverstone on Sunday (Jul 3), with Zhou Guanyu's Alfa ...

This was not the first collision in which the "halo" device was instrumental in saving a driver from serious injury. In a radio statement, Alfa Romeo said: "Zhou is conscious, he is talking, there are no fractures. "These people were immediately removed and the matter is now being dealt with by the local authorities."

Formula One driver Zhou Guanyu has credited his car's halo protection device for saving his life after he was involved in a horrific high-speed crash during ...

The race was red flagged and suspended until Zhou's car had been removed. He was later given the all clear, his team confirmed on Twitter. Zhou's car ended up wedged between the tire barrier and catch fencing, which is there to protect fans.

Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu credited the 'halo' for keeping him alive following his harrowing first-corner crash at Sunday's British Grand Prix.

Carlos Sainz secured his first victory in F1 during a dramatic British Grand Prix on Sunday where Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu survived a huge crash on the ...

The restart was clean but not without drama. Thanks everyone for your kind messages," Zhou tweeted after the crash "It was a very special day that I will not forget. After a pit stop and with his performance hampered, his race was effectively over much to the delight of some at Silverstone who had jeered the driver over the weekend. "I'm ok, all clear. The race had to be restarted after Zhou's car was flipped upside down and crashed into a fence having been clipped shortly after the start.

George Russell described the collision at the start of the British Grand Prix, with Zhou Guanyu, that sent the Alfa Romeo driver sliding upside down into ...

I asked the marshal to make sure that they didn’t pick the car up and as it turned out there was nothing wrong with the car bar a puncture. “I ran back to the team to check and when I came back, the car was on the flat bed [truck] already. When I came back, I couldn’t get the car turned on, but I don’t know, there was no reason why I shouldn’t have been able to because the car was fine.