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Russell to Zhou's rescue: 'I had to make sure he was okay'

Involved in Guanyu Zhou's terrible accident at Silverstone, George Russell quickly found out about the Alfa Romeo driver. A beautiful image of sportsmanship despite the shock for the Briton.

Published on 04/07/2022 à 10:48

Dorian Grangier

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Russell to Zhou's rescue: 'I had to make sure he was okay'

Worried about Zhou, Russell immediately came to the aid of the Alfa Romeo driver © Xavi Bonilla / DPPI

“This is the scariest accident I have ever seen. » His eyes clouded with tears, George Russell was still a little in shock on Sunday after his retirement. The Briton, involved in the accident with Guanyu-Zhou at Silverstone, rushed to go to the trackside marshals to help the Chinese driver. This made for an impressive picture with the driver Mercedes who runs on the track and calls for help on the tire wall.

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At the microphone of Canal + in the mixed zone, the Mercedes driver explained that he had to “making sure [Zhou] was okay. » “I hope no one in the audience was hit” he added. A very nice gesture from the vice-president of the GPDA.

George Russell then detailed his views regarding the start of the British Grand Prix. “We started with the hard tires because I made a mistake in qualifying. We thought this risk would give us the best chance for the rest of the race, but there was very little grip at the start, explained the ex-pilot Williams. It was the hardest compound, it was cold and I was passed by all the cars. Then I got hit, I was on Zhou's side, and it was over. »

Russell wanted to race again

The Briton, who retired for the first time this season at home in England, returned to action following the accident. “I jumped out of the car to see if Zhou was okay. I saw there was a red flag right away, but when I got back to the car I couldn't get it to start for some reason. So I rushed to the radio to check. »

George Russell was not allowed to re-run the race since his car was being evacuated by the commissioners. “It was obviously frustrating for my race because the car just had a puncture. There's no doubt we had the pace to get back to 6th place today, but I'm just happy Zhou is OK. »

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Dorian Grangier

A young journalist nostalgic for the motorsport of yesteryear. Raised on the exploits of Sébastien Loeb and Fernando Alonso.

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