A horror crash overshadowed the Silverstone Formula 1 Grand Prix: five drivers were involved in the accident at the start of the race. The Alfa Romeo of the Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou was first thrown off the track and then again three metres high through the air. Not only the spectators at Silverstone, but also the millions of viewers in front of the TV screens were worried about the 23-year-old.
Wow insane crash at SilverstoneGP f1 skyf1 Formula1 silverstone pic. twitter.com/0ZDy5vPa1l
– Nath (@nath_pow) July 3, 2022
A video shows the race car coming to a stop just before the last fence – very close to the grandstands.
Insane fan footage of the Silverstone crash. Zhou’s car ends up right next to them
ted_meagher98 on Tiktok pic.twitter.com/UPhU0aVbUL– WTF1 (@wtf1official) July 4, 2022
A little later came the all-clear. On Twitter, Guanyu Zhou then wrote: “I’m OK. My halo saved me today. Thanks for all your lovely messages!” Max Verstappen also said that without the cockpit protection, things would be very bad for his colleague.
I’m ok, all clear. Halo saved me today. Thanks everyone for your kind messages! pic.twitter.com/OylxoJC4M0
– 周冠宇 | Zhou Guanyu (@ZhouGuanyu24) July 3, 2022
For a long time it looked as if Charles Leclerc would win for Ferrari at Silverstone, but after a safety car period in which the Monegasque was the only one not to change tyres, team-mate Carlos Sainz took the lead. The 27-year-old Spaniard and son of the world rally champion of the same name then celebrated his first victory in Formula 1, with Lewis Hamilton second in the Silver Arrow and Sergio Perez third in the Red Bull. And Charles Leclerc finished in fourth place.
On Twitter, Carlos Sainz Jr. rejoices over a spectacular victory and looks forward to next weekend’s race in Spielberg, Austria.
Ganar mi primer GP de F1 con Ferrari y este público, en Silverstone…Espectacular! Ha sido una carrera dura mentalmente con luchas, resalida, ahorrar gasolina, Safety-Car… Pero lo hemos hecho. Hoy lo disfrutamos, mañana a tope con Austria!
https://t.co/aX2mNPT8YE pic.twitter.com/RvqC577XZA
– Carlos Sainz (@Carlossainz55) July 3, 2022
In the end Mick Schumacher finished in 8th place in Silverstone and got his very first points in Formula 1. In the Haas racing team the boss had recently been heavily critical of the 23-year-old German.
His rival Sebastian Vettel, on the other hand, backed him up. The Aston Martin driver said he “screamed inside: ‘Go Mick, go Mick!'” when he saw that Mick Schumacher was ahead of him. Vettel finished ninth at Silverstone.
Happy birthday, Seb pic.twitter.com/yTghFaJ3dp
– Mick Schumacher (@SchumacherMick) July 3, 2022
On Twitter, Mick Schumacher celebrated Sebastian Vettel’s birthday alongside his own points, the Heppenheimer is now 35 years old.