Alexander Albon was involved in the accident at the start of the British GP and had to be taken to hospital, but he used social media to reassure everyone
Alexander Albon had to be hospitalized after the strong accident at the start of the British GP this Sunday (3), at Silverstone. But the Williams driver used social networks to reassure everyone, showing that he was fine and already looking forward to the Austrian GP, which takes place next weekend.
It all started when Pierre Gasly got between George Russell and Guanyu Zhou and ended up hitting the Mercedes driver - who, at high speed, hit the Chinese car. The impact caused Zhou to overturn and end up between the tire barrier and the turn 1 grandstand railing.
Albon, who was in the back of the pack, was involved in the crash after being touched by Sebastian Vettel. The driver got in the way and was hit by Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon.
"It's okay, the pets are okay," joked the Thai, alluding to the helmet he customized for the race at Silverstone with the design of the pets he owns. "But the most important thing is that I am very happy that Zhou is okay! Thank you to everyone on the medical team and also for all the messages. We are already looking forward to Austria," he concluded.
Later, Williams released an official statement with further statements from the driver. "I am very happy to hear that everyone involved in the incident on the first lap is fine. It was a shame our race was over before it even started, but we are already focused on Austria. Let's go to the next one."