Formula 1: FIA is already investigating why the part that should have prevented Guanyu Zhou’s Alfa Romeo from taking hold has failed

Beyond the victory of the Spaniard Carlos Sainz, who won his first Formula 1 Grand Prix in Great Britain and aboard a Ferrari, all eyes were on the Chinese driver Guanyu Zhouwho suffered a shocking accident with his Alfa Romeo at the first corner of the race which took place on the legendary Silverstone circuit, one of the temples of motorsport.

It happened later Pierre Gasley touched George Russell’s left rear wheel, shocked him completely, and knocked the Englishman into Zhou’s Alfa Romeo. The Asian car after a turn in the air, it overturned and skidded at full speed until it hit the lanes.

There were a few minutes of uncertainty and a lot of concern, with no official images of the 23-year-old rider, but then the same team confirmed that he was fine. And a few hours later, through his social networks, the same protagonist downloaded a message of tranquility.

Hi everyone, thanks for the messages!huh I want to thank the Silverstone medical team, they have been really fantastic. I can’t wait to get back to normal more than ever, see you in Austria! “, He posted.

The specialists indicate that, after analyzing the video of the accident and the images that were quickly released, the roll bar was destroyed and it was the halo, titanium protection imposed in 2018 that definitively completed the protection of the pilots, to save his life. .

Zhou also noted there in the first of his publications: “I’m fine, all right. Halo saved me today. Thank you all for your kind messages!”

In this context, after what could have been a real tragedy, the International Automobile Federation is investigating the failures that led to an accident of this magnitude. As reported by the portal motorsportswhat What the FIA ​​wants to find out is what happened to the roll bar in each of the different impacts.

Although the Alfa Romeo C42 has passed all the crash tests required by the federation, it is the only model of all those competing in Formula 1 to have this blade-shaped piece, which is not recommended because it has a better chance of sticking to the ground.

The specialized site explained that “the FIA ​​will have access to G-force sensors, telemetry data and auto parts for understand if the blade structure behaved differently than a more traditional roll hoop “.

As a hypothesis, even without further details on what happened, the specialists indicate that in the event of multiple accidents, such as that of Zhou, particular attention should be paid to the way in which the anti-roll structures are fixed to the frame.