Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanu was stretched after a major crash on Turn 1 of the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
The ninth lap was involved in a three-car accident between George Russell of Mercedes and Pierre Guthrie of Alpha Tauri. Guthrie tried to push into the gap between Russell and Zhou, contacting Russell, and Russell entered Zhou. Alfa Romeo was turned upside down and slipped into the gravel above the tire barrier and the catch fencing of the Abbey Corner. Zhou, a rookie and F1's first Chinese driver, was pulled out of the car for the first time in a while.
Alfa Romeo team manager Beat Zehnder told Sky Germany that Zhou was speaking at the medical center and he didn't seem to be injured. The team also sent a radio to another driver, Valtteri Bottas, saying Zhou was okay.
The FIA said in a statement that Zhou and Williams driver Alex Albon were involved in another first lap crash, conscious and taken to a medical center for evaluation. I did.
etc. The crash involved Sebastian Wetter of Aston Martin, who entered behind Arbon. Alpha Tauri's Tsunoda Yuki and Alpine's Esteban Okon were involved in it.
In addition, the FIA and F1 issued a statement that protesters boarded a silverstone truck following the red flag and were removed.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen took the lead from Ferrari's Carlos Sainz on Turn 1, but the race's red flag was so fast that Sainz became a pole again on restart.
