Zhou was stuck in the car for some time after the accident as rescue crews struggled to reach him in such an unusual position.
Zhou came to rest on the far side of a barrier, resting on its side against some catch fencing protecting a grandstand after a multi-car first-lap pile-up. Zhou's car flipped and skidded through the gravel trap upside down, before being thrown into the air by the impact-absorbing barrier and flopping down on its far side.
"The halo saved me, and it goes to show that every step we take in improving our cars has real, valuable results."
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