SAINZ FINALLY MAKES HIS FERRARI BREAKTHROUGH
Silverstone’s 142,000 spectators left the circuit late on Sunday night with memories of a thrilling race and a happy, maiden victory for Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.
But to use a metaphor that Bernie Ecclestone would approve of, Formula 1 dodged a bullet last weekend. Alarming photographs and videos of Zhou Guanyu ’s horrific startline accident showed how lucky the Chinese driver was to emerge unharmed.
The absence of his roll hoop and the position of his Alfa Romeo the tyre wall, wedged between the catch fencing, belied a miracle escape. Although his halo undoubtedly saved his life, it did make extraction awkward. Additionally, the fact the car hit the fence floor first and was ultimately stopped, thankfully meant the crowd in the grandstand escaped serious injury. But being peppered with
