British Grand Prix Horror Crash: Halo Saves Chinese F1 Driver Zhou Guanyu In One Of The Biggest Accidents - VIDEO

Chinese F1 driver Zhou Guanyu was involved in a terrifying crash at the British Grand Prix 2022. Watch the video 💦footage here.

Jayanta Oinam

Updated on: 3 July 2022 3:44 pm

Zhou Guanyu was reportedly speaking and was being transported to the medical cent🐈er 🎐at Silverstone.

Zhou Guanyu was reportedl🎉y speaking and was being transported to the medical ce🧜nter at Silverstone.

In what many termed as one of the biggest crashes in Formula One history, Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu's car was flipped, then sent skittering upside down to the fencing even as frightened fans ran for cover. (More Sports News)

The horror crash happened in the first lap of the British Grand Prix 2022 at Silverstone. The race was red-flagged and moments lꩲater Mercedes' George Russell, one of the drivers involved in the crash, sprinted from his car to check on Zhou.

Here's the footage of the crash:

Holly molly.... 🚩🚩🚩 is OK
— Sound of Motorsport (@soundofmotor)

I hope Zhou is okay after that crash it was worse than it lo💎🌳oked
— Tanya 🧚🏾‍♀️ (@Taaaanxo)

It’s a miracle that Zhou Guanyu escaped his Alfa Romeo alive.

Thank god for the Halo🙏🏻
— Ben Thomas (@Benfthomas_10)

The safety of F1 cars is miraculous.

Holy shit what a terrifying crash
— Barstool Paddock (@barstoolpaddock)

george russell was an abso🌜lute KING for giving zero f❀ucks and jumping out of his car to check on zhou
— andy (@iiiuminateandy)

There was nothing much left of the Zhou's Alfa Romeo, but the lone Chinese driver in F1 was reportedly conscious and speaking. The 23-year-old from Shanghai was later trans꧅ported to the medical center at Silverstone.

Mercedes driver Russell appeared to be hit from behind at the start and was knocked into Z♔hou, whose car went flying across a gravel trap and over a tire wall into the retaining fence.

The cജar was skidding on the “halo” which protects the driver’s head.

FIA, the governing body for F1, said Zhou and Williams driver Alexander Albon w🌠ere being medically evaluated꧑. Albon had spun into the pit wall.

"Both drivers were conscious and will be evalua💎ted at the medical center. Further updates will be given in due course,” the FIA said.

Here's the grid for the restart🌠: 1- Carlos Sainz, Ferrari; 2 - Max Verstappen, Red Bull; 3 - Charles Leclerc, Ferrari; 4 - Sergio Perez, Red Bull; 5 - Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes; 6 - Lando Norris, McLaren; 7 - Fernando Alonso, Alpine; 8 - Nicholas Latifi, Williams; 9 - Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri; 10 - Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo; 11 - Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri; 12 - Daniel Ricciardo, McLare༺n; 13 - Esteban Ocon, Alpine; 14 - Kevin Magnussen, Haas; 15 - Sebastian Vettel, Aston Martin; 16 - Mick Schumacher, Haas; 17 Lance Stroll, Aston Martin.

Earlier in the day, Formula 2 drivers Roy Niss♎any and Dennis Hauger collided ⛄at Silverstone in another frightening crash. Hauger's car was sent airborne towards Nissany and landed on top of his vehicle.

Scary F2💧 crash involving Dennis Hauger and Roy Nissany. Both drivers are ok.
— Mr Matthew CFB (@MrMatthewCFB)

The Halo saves another driver's life as Roy Nissany is saved from a potentially fatal crash, a kerb launching Dennis Hauger's PREMA Racing car straight towards his head at Silverstone.

Should kerbs♕ be next on the꧟ agenda, in the ever evolving safety standards of motorsport?
— JayCaulls  (@JayCaulls)

Both the drivers esca꧙ped unhurt with the Halo saving the life of Nissany🅠.

Halo is the cockpit-fixed safety device introduced co♛ntroversiall꧃y to Formula 1 and Formula 2 in 2018.