The race in England on Sunday (3) did not even get to the end of the first lap and was stopped after a strong crash involving George Russell, Alexander Albon, Guanyu Zhou and Yuki Tsunoda, Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon. At first, the only information was that the Alfa Romeo driver's car had gone straight through at high speed, overturned, and was upside down.

It all started when, at the start, Pierre Gasly tried to pass between Russell and Zhou and hit the Mercedes driver. From then on, it was a domino effect: Zhou took off at high speed, and the accident also took Tsunoda, Albon and Ocon. Immediately, the red flag was brought out, and the lack of replay footage set the tone for the severity of the accident.

Russell quickly got out of the car and ran towards Albon to see if everything was okay with the Williams driver, who was also slow to leave the car. The tension took over the racetrack, as information was coming in that Zhou was still trapped upside down in the cockpit.

After a few minutes of total uncertainty, the news we were waiting for: Alfa Romeo confirmed that Zhou was conscious, moving around, and being taken to the hospital for tests. "Following the accident at the start of the British GP, Guanyu Zhou is conscious and at the circuit medical center to undergo evaluation," the team said via its official Twitter account.

After making sure that the Chinese driver was okay, F1 finally released footage of what had in fact happened, and the scene is frightening: Zhou's car not only flips upside down at high speed, but overturns and ends up between the guardrail and the barrier, very close to the grandstand.

Albon was also taken to the medical center for precautionary examinations, but conscious. "Alex was transferred by helicopter to Coventry Hospital for examination following the incident on the opening lap. We will update when we have more information," Williams said.