Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou flips over after crash at British GP start

The British F1 GP, held at Silverstone, was interrupted this Sunday (3) on the first lap after an accident involving five drivers, including Chinese Guanyu Zhou, from the Alfa Romeo team. He flipped several times and crashed into a fence, right next to the fans.

According to the Chinese team, he was taken out of the car conscious and taken to the medical center to be evaluated.

In a statement, the FIA ​​(International Automobile Federation) reported that the Thai Alexander Albon, from Williams, also conscious, was another who needed to be taken to medical care due to the crash. He was then taken to a nearby hospital for further tests.

In addition to the two, George Russell (Mercedes), Esteban Ocon (Alpine) and Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) were also involved in the accident, but got out of their cars unharmed.

Liberty Media, responsible for generating the official images of F1, took about 30 minutes to disclose the moment of the accident, causing some apprehension about what had happened to the drivers.

When the videos were replayed, it was possible to see Pierre Gasly, from AlphaTauri, touching Russell, who hit Zhou, who flipped several times and ended up behind the tire barrier, almost hitting the audience present.

Minutes after the accident, several fans present tried to invade the track, as reported by the FIA. “We can confirm that after the red flag several people tried to enter the track. These people were immediately removed and the matter is now being handled by the local authorities.”

The race was interrupted for an hour, when it had its new start at 12:00 (Brasília time). The drivers who returned to the track returned to their original starting positions, with Spaniard Carlos Sainz, from Ferrari, on pole.