ALBON RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL

Williams driver Alex Albon has been released from hospital with no injuries after he was involved in the frightening first lap crash with Zhou Guanyu that saw the British Grand Prix red flagged.

It was chaotic in the opening seconds of the race as many drivers made poor starts.

On the approach to Turn 1 George Russell and Pierre Gasly came together spinning the former into the side of Zhou and sending the Chinese driver barrel rolling through the gravel and into the catch fencing.

Further behind avoiding the accident Albon was tagged by Sebastian Vettel and sent into pit wall before bounding back out and collecting Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon.

Zhou and Russell were both seen in the medical centre before being declared fit.

However, Albon was transferred by helicopter to Coventry Hospital for ‘precautionary checks’ – with Williams confirming overnight that he had been discharged from hospital.

Alex Albon has been released from hospital with no injuries

“Just got very good news from the hospital that Alex is fine,” said Team Principal Jost Capito in a post-race vlog on Williams’ website.

“He’s released and he can go home and relax and get ready for next weekend.

“Unfortunately, his race was over before the first corner – and I think it could have been quite a good race for him.”

The team also posted online saying a big thanks to the fans for their support.

“We are pleased to confirm that Alex has been given the all clear and has been discharged from Coventry Hospital,” confirmed Williams on Twitter. “Thank you to everyone for your well wishes.”

Albon took to Twitter after hearing that Zhou Guanyu is also fine.

“All ok, the pets are ok,” Albon wrote on Twitter – referring to his custom ‘Albon Pets’ helmet – “but more importantly I’m glad @ZhouGuanyu24 is ok!

“Thank you to the medical staff and for all the messages. Eyes already on Austria.”

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