British GP Lap 1 begins and 5 cars go banging in together with Zhou Guanyu and his Alfa Romeo overturned! While Zhou is okay, George Russell, Alex Albon, Esteban Ocon, and Yuki Tsunoda were also involved in the crash. Videos of the 5-6 cars, missing tires or even wings surprised us all.
Woah 😳 Good to here Zhou is out of the car and ok. He has now been taken by ambulance to get checked out 🙏 #F1 #BritishGP pic.twitter.com/sfqBzq33Qj
— F1 Images (@F1_Images) July 3, 2022
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The British GP was already fantastic entertainment as a qualifying. However, the race beginning in itself was even more surprising. Max Verstappen overtook pole winner Carlos Sainz almost immediately. Further, Lewis Hamilton also managed another sensational overtake on Charles Leclerc.
Fans concerned after the big crash for Zhou Guanyu
The biggest collision was between Russell and Zhou. The Chinese driver was in the car for several minutes and was taken out of the car on a stretcher. He was out of the machinery only after a few minutes but was okay. However, his condition did take the Twitter world by storm, resulting in several reactions.
wait pls tell me zhou is fine it’s been so long without any update about him
— mary (@ricciardaur) July 3, 2022
Hope everyone involved in that collision is okay!
— soph (@sophwebsterxx) July 3, 2022
Praying for Zhou right now
— Matt Gallagher (@MattyWTF1) July 3, 2022
Sky Germany got the information from Alfa Romeo that Zhou is okay!#BritishGP
— tami. (@Vetteleclerc) July 3, 2022
Seb had to brake hard because of the incidents ahead and hit the back of Alex, sending him into a spin and collecting Esteban.
— Ky (@FiftyBucksVT) July 3, 2022
Russell immediately running to check if Zhou is okay
Legend. pic.twitter.com/HoqI3jBjqk
— F2.Addict (@AddictF2) July 3, 2022
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The crash was severe, resulting in Russell’s car being out. Zhou also hit the front car with much force, resulting in it turning, flipping, and launching into the wall. He was also out of the race within seconds.
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This will have to be incredibly sad news for Mercedes and Russell, who looked forward to a better home race. Further, we hope that all the drivers are safe and sound.