Jolyon Palmer suspects more F1 safety measures could be on the way after Zhou Guanyu's terrifying BritishGP crash.
, causing his car to turn upside down and skate through the gravel in a spinning motion before vaulting the tyre barrier and hitting the catch fencing floor first.
But an incident like that – the most horrifying in Formula 1 since Romain Grosjean’s Bahrain fireball crash in November 2020 – is sure to spark an investigation, with Zhou having credited the Halo device with saving his life. “Really amazing and again it’s a testament to safety in Formula 1 that you can have that accident,” said the ex-Renault driver.
Video footage taken from the grandstands has shown spectators scurrying away as the Alfa Romeo hurtled towards them, separated by only the catch fencing and the base of the stand itself.
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