A serious accident occurred during the Formula 1 race at Silverstone, UK. Anyone who sees the pictures can hardly believe that pilot Guanyu Zhou survived the crash unharmed. Shortly thereafter, activists stormed onto the track. And in the end Mick Schumacher was happy.
Miraculously, Formula 1 driver Guanyu Zhou survived a horrific accident at the Silverstone Grand Prix without serious injuries. The Chinese overturned in his Alfa Romeo shortly after the start on Sunday after a collision with Mercedes driver George Russell and crashed over the tire barriers into the safety fence. The race was stopped immediately. After anxious minutes, Zhou’s team announced that the 23-year-old was fine. “He speaks and doesn’t seem to have any external injuries,” Alfa team manager Beat Zehnder told Sky TV.
Zhou was taken to the track hospital on a stretcher. After an examination, the world association Fia quickly announced that Zhou was “fit” and could already be released from the facility. Several cars were involved in the violent accident. Frenchman Pierre Gasly had touched Russell’s Mercedes in the Alpha Tauri when attempting to overtake. The Silver Arrow driver then crashed into Zhou’s car, which spun and went headlong off the track.
Formula 1: Two drivers in the track clinic
In addition to Russell, Alexander Albon also had to park his damaged Williams at the side of the track. According to the world association Fia, the Thai was taken to the track clinic like Zhou. “Both drivers were conscious,” said the Fia before further investigations.
Alpine drivers Esteban Ocon and Yuki Tsunoda in the Alpha Tauri were able to return their battered racing cars to the pits. Because of the clean-up work, the tenth round of the season was interrupted for a longer period of time.
Activists run onto the track
Shortly after the serious accident, there was the next moment of shock: several demonstrators stormed the Formula 1 track and sat on the road. Pictures on the Internet showed how marshals apparently took some people on the asphalt into custody. The activists had apparently climbed over the fences. The background initially remained unclear. The police had previously reported indications of planned protests and warned against actions on the slopes.
According to the Fia, the case is now in the hands of the authorities. “We can confirm that some people entered the track. All have been safely removed and a number of arrests have been made,” Northampton County Police said.
Mick Schumacher scores points for the first time
In the end, the turbulent race was won by Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard beat Mexican Sergio Perez in the Red Bull and celebrated the first win of his career. Third place went to ex-world champion Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes, while world championship leader Max Verstappen was only able to steer his Red Bull into seventh place after technical problems. Mick Schumacher in eighth place in the Haas racing car scored points in the top motorsport class for the first time in his career, while Sebastian Vettel finished ninth in the Aston Martin.
Source: Stern
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