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Madeline Coleman

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. 

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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. 

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