dramatically flipped upside down after lights out at Silverstone. He braked in an attempt to avoid a collision, which inadvertently caused one.Sebastian Vettel's Aston Martin went into the back of him, sending him into the wall.
And Albon was subsequently hit by two other cars to bring a premature end to his afternoon.READ MORE: Zhou Guanyu's upside-down car almost flew into Silverstone crowd at British GPHe was taken to the medical centre to be evaluated and although he suffered no major injuries, he was airlifted to Coventry Hospital for precautionary checks.The FIA confirmed: "Two drivers involved in the incident at the start of the race were checked in the medical centre.
There were no major injuries. The driver of Car 24 (Zhou) is under observation in the medical centre."The driver of Car 23 (Albon) will be transferred by helicopter to Coventry Hospital for precautionary checks.
The driver of Car 63 (Russell) was checked by medical staff and was declared fit."Williams also tweeted: "Alex has been transferred by helicopter to Coventry Hospital for precautionary checks following the opening lap incident.
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