The Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu survived an enormous high-speed smash and acknowledged the device had been key in protecting him from serious injury. The incident-packed race was also interrupted by environmental protesters, with Lewis Hamilton expressing support for their cause afterwards. Just as the cars were returning to the pit with the race red-flagged after the accident a protest by the environmentalist group Just Stop Oil took place. Seven protesters gained access to the track and sat down with the cars still circulating before they were removed by the authorities. When told it was by Just Stop Oil, he said: “Big up those guys.”. When asked to make his position clear, Hamilton added: “I didn’t know what the protesters were for, so I only just found out.

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