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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Formula One World Hails Halo Technology for Saving Driver Guanyu from Death

Alfa Romeo driver Guanyu Zhou crashes at the start of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday, July 3, 2022. AP

Formula One united and saluted the sport's ruling body and its ‘halo’ device for saving two lives in horrific accidents during the British Grand Prix on Sunday.

In a spectacular race won by Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, Chinese rookie Zhou Guanyu survived a high-speed opening lap crash in which he was sent bouncing and scraping upside down across asphalt and gravel into the barriers.

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