F1 driver talks about Zhou Guanyu's crash accident

"I'm okay, I can stand here, and Halo (system) saved me." Chinese F1 driver Zhou Guanyu reported peace through social platforms in the early morning of the 4th. In the 2022 F1 Grand Prix British Station on the 3rd, Zhou Guanyu suffered a serious car accident when he entered the first corner after he started. His car flew away from the track after the car was hit by the race car behind Russell. After the accident, Russell got out of the car to observe the situation of Zhou Guanyu for the first time. As a director of the F1 driver association (GPDA), he said: "I want to see if Zhou (Guanyu) needs help. This is incredible In the terrible incident, we need to consider avoiding the narrow space between the cars trapped between the obstacles and the metal fence. Zhou Guanyu was trapped there to do anything. The F1 event needs to learn from this accident. "

BBC said that Russell and Pierre Gasley collided first. Since then, the car drove at a speed of 200 miles per hour and hit Zhou Guanyu. Hit it to the sidelines and rushed to the stand. According to the British Guardian, in the process, the Halo system protected the driver's head, and the Williams driver Alben, who was affected in this accident, also confirmed safety.

The Ferrari driver Carlos Cyanus, who won the champion of this site, said: "It is incredible that the driver from (the broken racing) is really incredible. This incident shows that although we sometimes criticize the FIA, you must know that you must know How much help do they provide by the driver. If you see the accident and the role of Halo in the F2 event, this system saves the driver's life. "

The accident that Seynes said was in the F2 competition that had been conducted the day before. After the tire of the Hagg's car was burst, it was pressed to the shoulder, and then took off directly on the roof of Nisani. Essence In the F1 field last season, in the collision of Vestpan and Hamilton, the Halo system made Hamilton escape.

The Halo system was introduced into the F1 field since the 2018 season, and the device above the driver's head was nicknamed "human character drag" by fans because of the shape. This system can provide sufficient head protection for drivers to avoid the driver from being infringed from flying debris. In the official description of F1, "Halo can withstand the weight of a double -layer bus." However, because this system increases the weight of 7 kg, and the reasons for the design affects the stability of the vehicle's center of gravity and chassis tolerance, this change has increased the debugging and research and development costs of each team. In addition, because the system is installed in front of the cockpit, many drivers are very dissatisfied with this device. Gross made a resolute opposition to HALO, but in the 2020 F1 Balling Station, Gross Jean's racing was out of control and hit the fence. Halo system kept the driver's life when the car was broken. Since then, Gross believes that this system is the greatest achievement brought by F1.

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