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Why George Russell Jumped Out of F1 Car After Zhou Guanyu’s Wreck

George Russell after Zhou Guanyu’s wreck at the British Grand Prix.

The opening lap of Formula One’s British Grand Prix saw two separate multi-cars wrecks that sent one driver to the hospital for “precautionary checks” and another sliding across the track and gravel before barrel-rolling into the fence.

Pierre Gasly darted in-between Zhou Guanyu and George Russell, but as the gap closed, the AlphaTauri driver backed out. Gasly tagged Russell’s left-rear wheel in the process, sending the Mercedes spinning into Zhou.

The Afla Romeo flipped upside down and went skidding across the track and the gravel before barrel-rolling over the barriers.