- Zhou involved in high-speed crash but avoids serious injury
- Chaotic race later interrupted by Just Stop Oil protesters
Formula One’s halo cockpit protection device was credited as critical in having saved lives at the British Grand Prix after a terrifying first-lap crash at Silverstone.
The Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu survived an enormous high-speed crash and acknowledged the device had been key in protecting him from serious injury. The incident-packed race was also interrupted by environmental protesters, with Lewis Hamilton expressing support for their cause afterwards.