Darn curve 4

A….close! Zhou almost shoots down Perez after spinning

That darned turn 4 of the Hungaroring ...

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That darned turn 4 at the Hungaroring - almost 20 minutes after Charles Leclerc's serious crash, who lost his Ferrari at the exit of the fast left-hand bend and then crashed into the crash barriers, the turn also proved fatal for Zhou Guanyu in his Kick Sauber! And Sergio Pérez almost came to an innocent end as well ...

Like the Monegasque Leclerc, the Chinese Zhou had also gone too far to the outside, where he lost grip on the kerbs and spun in.

Luck and a little "assistance"
In contrast to the Ferrari man, he saved his car from crashing into the barriers, but was also lucky and had some "assistance" that the wildly spinning Kick Sauber did not slide into Pérez's Red Bull at the start of turn 5.

"Assistance"? That's right! Because the Mexican had seen Zhou's disaster approaching in his rear-view mirror and decided to swerve to the left instead of turning right into the corner.

As a result, Zhou and his car slid into the run-off zone without making contact with the enemy - and both drivers were able to continue their practice sessions for the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday unscathed ...