Carlos Sainzwon the wild and wacky British Grand Prix where Zhou Guanyu survived the horror opening lap crash and protesters broke into Silverstone's truck. ..
Sainz overtook Ferrari's teammateCharles Leclercfor the first time in F1 with a spectacular 10-lap shootout to the Checker Flag, following the safety car period. I won.
Sergio Perez finished second, andLewis Hamiltonwas third after forcing Leclerc on four of the remaining 52 laps.
Sainz, Perez and Hamilton all put on new tires prior to the restart of the safety car, but Ferrari left Leclerc on the old rubber and the Championship Challenger was left on an empty land. It fell from 1st place to 4th place. And giving his title hopes to hit the day whenMax Verstappenpunctured and damaged Red Bull's bodywork and then stepped home in 7th place. increase.
A record crowd of 142,000 fans in Northamptonshire was treated in a season race that began in an unusual way.
Rookie Chow is a 160mph opening abby corner when British driver George Russell tags the right rear of a Chinese driver's machine and sends him to the roof, out of control. Was approaching.
Upside down, the lap passed through the gravel at high speed, and after the sparks flew, it hit the tire barrier and was launched into the fence. Fans and photographers covered the sides between the tire walls and fences with aAlfa Romeoaround them.
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Extraction team rushed to the lap and At the age of 23, he was carefully taken away in just the tenth race, taken to a medical center by ambulance, and then discharged.
Russell was also seen dashing to check his friend, Williams driver involved in the accident, Alex Albon, and Zhou's condition.
"I'm glad to see that Zhou is okay. It was a horrible incident," Russell told Sky Sports.
The Mercedes driver, who was not allowed to resume the race, added: When he returned to the car, he couldn't restart. He cannot resume the race as soon as he gets outside help.
Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon were also involved in the enthusiastic first moment of the race on Sunday, with both drivers returning to the pits for repairs and the race resumed almost an hour later. I was able to participate when I did.
A radio message to Valtteri Bottas, Zhou's teammate, said: He is talking. He has no fractures and, given the situation, he is pretty good.
London-born Albon was taken by helicopter to the hospital for preventative checks. The
race was quickly flagged in red, but as the car returned to the pits, five protesters struck the circuit on a 200mph Wellington straight before sitting on the track.
Protesters were dragged out to Marshall as many drivers chased.
A FIA spokesman said: These people were quickly taken away and the issue is currently being dealt with by the local government.
After a 53 minute delay, the race resumed.
On lap 10, Verstappen, who had a hot tail of Sainz, jumped to the top after the Spaniards ran through Beckett. But two laps later, after Verstappen seemed to get over the debris, he punctured and was in the pits.
Sainz was immediately under pressure from Leclerc, and after tinkering with the walls of the pit, team principal Mattia Binotto ordered the scarlet car to be repositioned.
Suddenly, a fast-charging Hamilton joined the mix, and after the first round of pit stops, he took the lead in just six seconds.
After that, Ocon broke down at Alpine and the safety car was deployed with 12 laps remaining. Leclerc decided that Sainz, Hamilton and Perez would all stop and Ferrari might regret it.
The race resumed on lap 43, and Sainz did a short job of dodging Leclerc with Perez and Hamilton.
Fernando Alonso came in 5th, one spot ahead of Lando Norris, and Verstappen overtook Mick Schumacher in 7th.
