In the F1 UK race held on July 3, Beijing time, a scene that scared everyone happened. There was a tragic scene of five cars colliding on the track, and fires splashed all over the ground. Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu was at the center of the collision. After the accident, he was taken away by an ambulance. Fortunately, he was safe and sound. He also reported his safety through social media as soon as possible after the game. In this event, Zhou Guanyu successfully advanced to Q3 and finally ranked 9th, which was his best qualifying result since he entered his career.
Judging from the video records on the scene, Zhou Guanyu was driving normally, and a scratch occurred while competing for the route of the Mercedes-Benz team Russell and the Kakuda of the Red Bull team . Russell's racing car spins and hits Zhou Guanyu's car, causing Zhou Guanyu's car to be turned upside down and slides directly out of the track and knocks over the guardrail. It is understandable that when racing cars drive at high speed, a slight collision will cause overturning accidents. This situation is even more common in the F1 stadium.
However, because five racing cars gathered in a very small area at that time, they collided with each other, and the accident caused was even more serious than before. The organizer immediately stopped the race and organized rescue personnel to enter the scene to check the situation. There was no news of the racer being seriously injured. It is understood that Zhou Guanyu was just a little scared and was not seriously injured. He is currently under further observation in the hospital. I believe that in the near future, F1 will investigate the specific cause of the accident and announce the news to the public.
It is worth mentioning that Zhou Guanyu was able to survive from death thanks to the Halo security protection system built by F1 that spent a lot of financial resources and material resources. At the F1 Bahrain Station event two years ago, Gros of Haas team suffered a serious accident, the car broke into two pieces, and a fire broke out on the spot. Although Gross successfully escaped from the cockpit and successfully left the scene, he had a fractured rib and a slight burn on his body, which shows that this was just a lucky incident. After that, F1 strengthened its protection for racers, but he didn't expect the Halo system to show its power so quickly. Zhou Guanyu also mentioned the Halo system in his personal updates and expressed his gratitude to FI.
Zhou Guanyu was born in 1999. At the age of 15, he became a student under Ferrari . Since then, he has won consecutive championships in youth competitions. In August 2020, Zhou Guanyu won the runner-up in F2, achieving a breakthrough for Chinese drivers in this field. More than a month later, Zhou Guanyu won the championship in Sochi, Russia and won his first championship in his F2 career. In November last year, Zhou Guanyu signed a contract with Alfa Romeo and officially entered the F1 arena. He is still in a period of rapid growth, and his future is worth looking forward to.
