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Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu credited the halo on his car after surviving a horror crash from the start of Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone in front of thousands of shocked fans.
The Formula One rookie was approaching the 160mph opening Abbey corner when British driver George Russell tagged the right rear of Zhou's car, sending him on to his roof and sliding out of control.
But he was miraculously unharmed after his car continued through the gravel and slammed into the tyre wall, and after he was extracted from his car he confirmed he was unhurt.
The race was delayed by 53 minutes after Zhou Guanyu's horror crash from the race start
He took to Twitter to share his condition with his followers, writing: 'I’m ok, all clear. Halo saved me today. Thanks everyone for your kind messages!'
Zhou's Alfa Romeo was lodged on its side, between the tyre wall and the fencing, with nearby fans and photographers ducking for cover following the impact.
An extraction team rushed to Zhou and the 23-year-old Chinese driver, in just his 10th race, was carefully removed and taken away in an ambulance to the medical centre.
