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Mercedes F1 driver George Russell rushed out of his car to assist Alfa Romeo Racing’s Zhou Guanyu, who had been involved in a horrific crash at the British Grand Prix. The two collided on the first lap, sending the Chinese racer’s car airborne and straight into the wall.
George Russell has described his collision with Zhou Guanyu at the start of the British Grand Prix, which sent the Chinese driver’s Alfa Romeo flying into the catch fencing, as “horrible to see,” while also explaining why he rushed over to assist the marshals and why he was frustrated not to be able to continue racing.
Russell qualified eighth and was the only driver to start the race on hard tyres, hoping to fight for a podium finish at the end of the Grand Prix. And the Mercedes driver believes that decision cost him early performance and contributed to the crash with Zhou and Alpha Tauri’s Pierre Gasly.
The race was red-flagged after the crash, and all remaining drivers lined up in the pit lane, but Russell was seen running towards Zhou’s Alfa Romeo, before standing on the barriers and beckoning the marshals to come to his aid – with the Chinese driver requiring extraction from his car, which was lying on its side.
