In the midst of a technical battle on the rails, the world of Formula 1 came together, saluting the organizers of the World Championship and the twisted chassis of the Halo for saving two lives in two horrific crashes on last Sunday of the British Grand Prix.

In an exhibition race won by Spanish Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz, Chinese driver Jigu Guanyu survived his Alfa Romeo’s rollover on the first lap, when his car overturned and fell hard on a tire.
The 23-year-old driver safely exited the car without any injuries thanks to the controversial “Halo” titanium cockpit protection design shortly after the Formula 2 driver was rescued.
Joe’s impressive survival without a scratch has helped temporarily put aside arguments about “ground clearance” technology, vibrations and changes in laws in favor of something more important.
The Halo chassis was created by the FIA ​​under the leadership of Charlie Whiting, a well -known race director and safety delegate who died suddenly at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.
Overcome opposition from traditionalists, including seven -time world champion Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff, who work hard to keep cockpits clean and safe. Wolf said he wants to remove the device, which was introduced in 2018, before he changes his mind about his legendary driver.

The curved Halo skeleton helped save two lives in two horrific crashes

As of clear evidence on Sunday, “Halo” has helped save several drivers from serious injury or more in recent years, including current Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc at the 2018 Belgian Grand Prix, Frenchman Romain Grosjean at the 2020 Bahrain Prix and Hamilton last year. Italy, when he collided with his new rival Dutch world champion Max Verstappen.
At Silverstone, Joe became the lucky new man after his car overturned at 240 km/h at the corner of Ebi.
The Chinese tweeted: “I’m fine, everything is fine. Hey save me Thank you all for your great posts.
Hours before Joe’s crash, in a Formula 2 race, Dennis Hauger’s car crashed into Roy Nissany’s cockpit, repeating what happened at Monza last year when a Red Bull Verstappen car flew over the Hamilton’s car.
After winning his first F1 race on Sunday in 150 attempts, Sinis admitted he was careful not to witness Joe’s downfall in the race, which was delayed by an hour due to pandemonium. “At first, I decided not to watch the accident. . When I saw the red flag, I knew there was something big, but I didn’t watch TV. ”
He continued: “I was thrilled to see Joe get out of the car without any major problems, but I was shocked to see what happened at the end of the race. That is incredible. ”