The Alfa Romeo driver was able to be extracted from his single-seater and transported to the medical center. The race was stopped.
The British Grand Prix, contested this Sunday at Silverstone, was stopped shortly after the start, this Sunday at 4 p.m. after an accident involving several single-seaters in the first corner. Among the drivers concerned, the Chinese Guanyu Zhou saw his car flip over and end up in the protective fence. Guanyu Zhou could be extracted from his Alfa Romeo. He was moving and was carried on a stretcher. Zhou, 19, is playing his first season in Formula 1.Following a crash at the start of the British Grand Prix, Zhou Guanyu is conscious and is now going to the circuit’s medical center to be examinedwrites Alfa Romeo on social media.
The accident occurred on the straight after the lights went out. George Russell (Mercedes) touched the rear right side of the Alfa Romeo which spun around before crashing into the gravel trap. Under the effect of the speed, the red and white single-seater was propelled over the wall of tires before ending up against the fence. Russell, Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri), Alexander Albon (Williams) and Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri) also damaged their car. Albon was also transported to the medical center.