Zhou Guanyu's upside-down car almost flew into Silverstone crowd at British GP

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It showed Russell making a poor start before seemingly being touch at the rear.That sent him into the path of Zhou, who touched the wheels of the Mercedes and flipped over, sliding across the gravel trap upside down at high speed.Just before it reached the tyre barrier, the car dug in, flipped up over the barriers and smashed into the safety fencing just metres from fans in a stand, prompting marshals to dive for cover.Assessing the incident on Sky Sports, 2009 world champion Jenson Button said: “It’s one of those where it’s gone wrong up until the point where he’s okay.“It’s dug in and flicked off the first line of tyres, gone up in the air and into the catch fencing.

Clearly the catch fencing is nice and strong."They’ve done a great job of that. It’s there to keep the drivers safe and also the spectators as well.”READ NEXT: F1 protestors slammed as "idiots" after storming track at British Grand Prix Relaxed Lewis Hamilton steals Lando Norris' Union Jack hat ahead of British GP Keanu Reeves holds talks with Jenson Button and Ross Brown over F1 documentary .