Zhou Guanyu crashes into the fence after suffering a terrible crash down the British GP
Carlos Sainz won a wild and absurd British Grand Prix that saw Zhou Guanyu survive a horrific first-round crash and protesters invaded the Silverstone track.
Sainz overtook his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in a brilliant 10-lap lap at the checkered flag after a period of safety car to claim his first Formula One victory.
Sergio Pérez finished second, with Lewis Hamilton third, after being forced around Leclerc with four laps left of the remaining 52 laps. A record crowd of 142,000 Northamptonshire fans attended the race of the season which began in an extraordinary way.
Debutant Zhou was approaching the 160-mph Abbey’s initial curve when British driver George Russell tickled the right rear of the Chinese driver’s car, sending him to his roof and sliding uncontrollably.
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Reaction to the British F1 Grand Prix
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Carlos Sainz praises Silverstone “special” after winning first F1 Grand Prix
Carlos Sainz won the thrilling one-minute British Grand Prix on Sunday, and then praised the governing body of Formula 1 for saving Zhou Guanyu’s life after his horrific crash on the first lap.
Ferrari’s Sainz secured his first F1 victory in his 150th attempt, beating Red Bull driver Sergio Perez and local favorite Lewis Hamilton in a frantic climax in the race of the season against a record 142,000 fans. Silverstone. But the 10th round of the campaign will be remembered for a mind-boggling accident involving Chinese debutant Zhou.
Six seconds after the lights went out, Pierre Gasly contacted George Russell. The British pilot then marked the right rear of the Zhou’s engine at 160 mph, turning it upside down on the roof and sliding uncontrollably.
“First, I made the decision not to see the accident,” Sainz said. “When the red flag passed, I knew there was going to be a big diversion, but I didn’t watch TV.”
Kieran Jackson July 4, 2022 10:47 AM
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‘Today the FIA has saved two lives’: Carlos Sainz grateful after Silverstone victory
Zhou Guanyu escaped unharmed thanks to the halo of his car after a horrific accident, as did Roy Nissany in Formula Two earlier in the day.
Ferrari’s Sainz secured his first F1 victory in his 150th attempt, beating Red Bull driver Sergio Perez and local favorite Lewis Hamilton in a frantic climax in the race of the season against a record 142,000 fans. Silverstone.
But the 10th round of the campaign will be remembered for a mind-boggling accident involving Chinese debutant Zhou.
Six seconds after the lights went out, Pierre Gasly contacted George Russell. The British pilot then marked the right rear of the Zhou’s engine at 160 mph, turning it upside down on the roof and sliding uncontrollably.
Kieran Jackson July 4, 2022 10:15 p.m.
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Lewis Hamilton pulls off the positives of being “one step closer” after getting the podium at Silverstone
A combination of accidents, safety cars, problems with other vehicles and some fantastic late overtaking made the seven-time champion finish on the podium for the first time since the first round of the 2022 season in Bahrain, after a campaign of fight with porpoise and porpoise. control problems in the new Mercedes car.
But on a day when some 120,000 fans attended the day of the race at Silverstone, Hamilton, who briefly led the race, praised the occasion as F1 at its best and hoped the performance could set a platform for improve during the rest of the year.
“We had the biggest presentation in history, thank you for that amazing support; we don’t see that anywhere else in the world,” he said after the race.
Kieran Jackson July 4, 2022 9:48 AM
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Carlos Sainz won a wild and crazy British Grand Prix that saw Zhou Guanyu survive a horrific first-round crash.
Sainz overtook his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in a brilliant 10-lap lap at the checkered flag after a period of safety car to claim his first Formula One victory.
Sergio Pérez finished second, with Lewis Hamilton third, after being forced around Leclerc with four laps left of the remaining 52 laps.
Kieran Jackson July 4, 2022 9:47 AM