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Russell: F1 needs solution to avoid tyre barrier gap

George Russell says the horrific crash suffered by Zhou Guanyu in the British Grand Prix showed the need for F1 to avoid there being a gap between the tyre barrier in the catch fencing. Zhou's Alfa Romeo was overturned after a start-line contact with Russell's Mercedes and slid at full speed towards the gravel trap at the first corner when it dug in and somersaulted several times, eventually leaping over the tyre barrier and hitting the catch-fencing before it came to rest, wedged on its side in a tight space just behind the barrier. The car's position made it impossible for rescue teams to immediately reach the Alfa driver, who was blocked in his cockpit. Zhou, who was unhurt and fully...
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