MIRACLE MAN Zhou Guanyu has recalled his 160mph horror smash at Silverstone – and has no fears about racing this weekend in Austria.
The Chinese racer, who lives in London, was sent into a terrifying roll on the first lap of Sunday's British GP, spinning over the crash barriers and into the catch fencing.
The Alfa Romeo man was saved by the halo on his F1 car and says when he did come to a shuddering halt, he felt "leaking" which he thought was his blood.
He said: "When the flip happened, the first thing I tried to do was release my hands off the steering wheel because you can break your hands very easily with a crash like that.
"While I was rolling on the ground I knew I would be facing a massive impact coming up because the car wasn't stopping.
"I tried to lock myself in a position that was the safest possible, just waiting for the last impact.
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"Once I stopped, I didn't know where I was because I was upside down and the next thing I felt was some leaking.
"I was not sure if it was from my body or from the car, so I just tried to switch the engine off because the engine was still on at that point.
"I knew if a fire started it would be difficult to get out, so I switched my engine off.
"I wasn't hurt but it was very cold on the left hand side, so I didn't know if it was blood.
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"I was more worried about if the engine caught on fire because in that position, you are really stuck."
Zhou, 23, has watched the video back and says he still doesn't know how he survived it.
When quizzed if he was aware of the devastating impact, he added: "No, I didn't realise until I saw the picture.
"I didn't know what happened, who hit me because I was going straight and suddenly there was a massive shunt.
"I don't know how I survived, but then looking back obviously the halo I saw saved me for that.
"I feel OK now. I had a little bit of bruising that day and the following morning but then everything was OK.
"I have been able to digest the crash by myself, so I was happy mentally. Sometimes you need a bit of mental help but this time I didn't feel it was needed."
Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton has praised the halo for saving Zhou, which was pioneered by for FIA Race Director, Charlie Whiting.
He said: "The FIA have done an incredible job over these decades to improve safety. I also want to acknowledge the late great Charlie, who was really fundamental to getting us this halo.
"It saved my life last year and it has saved several drivers' lives, we've recently seen. Whilst we weren't always supportive of it initially, because of how it looked, I'm grateful we have that today.
"There are still areas for improvement – the car getting stuck behind the barrier and the driver getting stuck in the car; we've got to make sure that doesn't happen again.
"It's also a reminder to the people watching that this is a dangerous sport. We take real risks out there at crazy speeds.
"Often people tune in and even people there that have known the sport for ages, sometimes take it for granted. We're not just cruising around on a safety bumper kart. We're exposed in a couple of areas and we've not got to take that for granted."
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