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"Hello saved me": Zhou Guanyu reacts after surviving the "horrible" Silverstone crash

Zhou Guanyu admits that Hello "saved him" after a "horrible" crash during the opening lap crash at the British Grand Prix. The driver's car of the

Alfa Romeoturned upside down and was pushed into catch fencing in front of thousands of shocked fans. The

F1 rookie crashed whenGeorge Russelltouched the rear of the car around him and approached 160mph at the Abbey Corner. This caused him to jump out onto the roof and get out of control.

After the lap passed through the gravel and stopped hard at the tire barrier, Alfa Romeo confirmed that the driver was "conscious" and "talkative" after treatment.

And the Chinese driver sent a message to his fans on social media. Hello saved me today. Thank you for your kind message!

Around Alfa Romeo snuggled up to the side between the tire wall and the fence, and after being shocked, nearby fans and photographers wore covers. The

extraction team rushed to the lap, and the 23-year-oldChinesedriver was carefully taken away in just the tenth race and taken to a medical center by ambulance.

Russell is also seen dashing to check his friend, Williams driverAlexander Albon, who was also involved in the accident, and the condition of the lap. I did.

"I'm glad to see that Zhou is okay. It was a horrible incident," Russell told Sky Sports.

Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu crashed on the first lap of the British Grand Prix (Frank Augustaine / AP).

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The Mercedes driver, who was not allowed to resume the race, added: When I got back to the car, I couldn't restart it. The race cannot be resumed as soon as it gets outside help.

Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon were also involved in the enthusiastic first moment of the race on Sunday, allowing both drivers to return to the pits for repairs and participate in the restart. 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.

Zhou stayed in an orbital medical center for observation, and London-born Albon was transferred to a hospital.

Williams driver Alex Albon is being helped by a damaged car (Matt Danham / AP).

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A FIA spokesman said: There were no major injuries.

"The driver of car 24 (lap) is being monitored at the medical center. The driver of car 23 (Albon) will be transferred by helicopter to Coventry Hospital for preventive checks.

"The driver of car 63 (Russell) was checked by medical staff and declared healthy."

The race was immediately flagged in red, but the car Returning to the pits, he hit the circuit on a 200mph Wellington straight before five protesters sat down.

The truck worker removes the car after the first lap crash (Frank Augustine / AP) of Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu.

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Many drivers chased and protesters were dragged out to Marshall.

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.

Northamptonshire policesaid they had made numerous arrests.

They said on Twitter:

"Everything was safely removed and numerous arrests were made.

" We continue to ask people to be especially vigilant and report anything suspicious.

PA contributed to this report