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Video: Driver in horrifying first corner F1 crash at Silverstone (1 News)

Zhou Guanyu slid upside down across the gravel before flipping up and over a barrier, but thankfully escaped serious injury.

It was stuck between the tire wall and the fence, delaying efforts to extricate Zhou. Alex Albon of Williams was also taken to the medical centre and then his team said he'd been transferred by helicopter to Coventry Hospital for a precautionary check. Zhou's car slid upside-down across the gravel and his Alfa Romeo seemed to be wedged between fencing and a tire barrier at the first corner.

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Vettel sympathises with "desperate" F1 protesters but highlights risk (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

Sebastian Vettel sympathised with the environmental 'fears and anxieties' of the protesters who invaded Sunday's race at Silverstone, but recognised they ...

"So yes, I support the cause, I think Formula 1 is doing a great job already to try and go carbon zero by 2030. "On the other hand, I see the other side. It later confirmed that seven people had been arrested for the incident.

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Alfa Romeo roll hoop likely focus of Zhou F1 crash investigation (autosport.com)

Zhou Guanyu's horror accident at the start of Formula 1's British Grand Prix will, like every crash, be investigated in depth by the FIA.

Then that was followed by a continuous longitudinal load as it scraped along the track. In all circumstances, the choice of a blade roll structure has been favoured over a traditional hoop owing to two factors: aerodynamic gains and weight. All teams have to go through the crash tests on this before their cars are allowed on track.

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The 'Halo' That Saved F1's Zhou Guanyu Was Once Reviled (Bloomberg)

Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu credited the 'halo' for keeping him alive following his harrowing first-corner crash at Sunday's British Grand Prix.

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F1 can learn from Zhou crash, says Russell (Reuters)

Formula One can learn an important safety lesson from Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou's huge British Grand Prix accident, according to Mercedes driver George ...

So they'll be asking questions of that." Yeah, something to learn." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

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F1 British Grand Prix: What is halo and how does it save lives? (BBC News)

Driver Zhou Guanyu says the halo device saved his life after a horror crash at Silverstone on Sunday.

"The other argument was whether it was affecting the driver's visibility, looking out of the cockpit. He says he is the latest in a series of drivers to be saved by the halo safety device. But it quickly proved its worth when it was introduced in 2018, following a campaign by the late FIA F1 director Charlie Whiting and the Grand Prix Drivers' Association. But a few years later Hamilton said it had saved his life in his crash at the Italian Grand Prix in 2021. After years of research it was found to be the only device that successfully passed the test of deflecting a wheel fired at it at 150mph. Halo is a wishbone-shaped titanium bar that sits on top of the cockpit of the car and wraps around the driver's head.

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F1 legends pay tribute to Sir Frank Williams (autosport.com)

The Memorial Mass of Thanksgiving at Westminster Cathedral was timed for the day after the British GP in order allow as many F1 regulars as possible to be ...

Sir Frank Williams memorial service He recalled that he had left motor racing in order to build a boat when Williams got in touch with him in 1976. Sir Frank Williams memorial service

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F1 driver says halo saved his life (RNZ)

Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou said Formula One's halo head protection system had saved him after his crushed car was wedged sideways between a tyre wall and ...

"I got swamped by other cars and next thing I know I got touched, I was in the side of Zhou and that was it," said Russell. Thanks everyone for your kind messages." "Halo saved me today.

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F1 legends pay tribute to Sir Frank Williams (Motorsport.com, Edition: Global)

The Memorial Mass of Thanksgiving at Westminster Cathedral was timed for the day after the British GP in order allow as many F1 regulars as possible to be ...

He recalled that he had left motor racing in order to build a boat when Williams got in touch with him in 1976. Sir Frank Williams memorial service Sir Frank Williams memorial service

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Scars of Zhou's monster crash revealed; Aussie rising star gets first ... (Fox Sports)

Scars of Zhou's monster crash revealed; Aussie rising star gets first win: F1 Pit Talk.

“This is everything that wanted to make me join,” he told the In the Fast Lane podcast earlier this year. He easily established a lead early in the race, though as the track dried he was reeled back in by DAMS F2 rookie Ayumu Iwasa, whose wet-weather tyres were in better shape at the end of the no-stop race. It’s a timely marker of progress in his maiden campaign in the category and a sign that his sudden change of plans this year are paying dividends. Vips already made his practice debut with Red Bull Racing in Spain. Doohan started the sprint race fourth but made short work of Juri Vips, Enzo Fittipaldi and then Jehan Daruvala to take the lead in treacherously wet conditions. The car’s roll hoop will undoubtedly be a key area of interest, although it’s worth noting that the halo is rated to withstand a greater vertical impact than the roll hoop, which might go part of the way to explaining why one withstood the crash and not the other.

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