Huge scare during the British Grand Prix on the Silverstone track.
During the start, Russell's Mercedes pushed Zhou's Alfa Romeo off the track.
There followed a major crash involving five cars.
That of the Chinese driver crossed the track at full speed, turned around, without being slowed down by the gravel.
She then jumped a wall of tires before finally being stopped by a low wall and a metal barrier at the bottom of a stand.
Miraculously, the pilot is unharmed.
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According to the International Automobile Federation (FIA), quoted by AFP, the two pilots “were checked at the medical center”.
Zhou is currently under observation while Albon, another pilot involved in this accident, “will be transferred by helicopter to Coventry hospital for precautionary examinations”.
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