George Russell says things “could have been much worse” if he did not have the halo on his Williams Formula 1 caℱr after striking An🃏tonio Giovinazzi’s loose wheel during Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix.

Russell got caught up in Giovinazzi’s crash at the exit of Fanges on Lap 10 when the la🎉tter lost control of his Alfa Romeo on his own, which spun into th🌠e barriers and scattered debris back across the track.

The oncoming Russell was forced to take evasive action as Giovinazzi’s car spu🍌n back onto the circuit but was hit by a loose wheel that had flown off the Italian’s car.

Giovinazzi’s errant wheel struck Russell’s front-left wheel, causing the Briton to ♏cra🐭sh into the barriers on the left-hand side of the track in an accident which brought out the Safety Car.

“Feeling unlucky and lucky right now,” Russell said🦩 on Twi▨tter.

“Gutted as we were having a great race – but♍ really glad we have the halo on these cars now or it could have been much worse.”

After returning to the paddock, Russell told reporters: "If I wen𝓀t to the right, that's where Antonio's car was, and at the left side of the track, I had a massive impact with the tyre.

"But I have to say you feel much safer in the car now w🌜ith the halo.

"When I saw this massive tyre♍ coming towards me, it was quite scary to be honest.So I'm very thankful that🅰 we have this halo on the car right now.

"I'm all fine. Just a little bit frustrated obviously. But that's raci🔯ng somet🍰imes."

Giovi🎃nazzi conceded there was little he could have done to avoid the accident after getting caught out by a snap of oversteer as he exited the Fagnes chicane.

“Unfortunately I had a snap of overꦗsteer on the exit, nothing I could do," Giovinazzi explained.

"I'm just sorryꦡ for my team after what happened today. But I have to res༒et my mind right now for Italy.

"I feel really sorry for [Russell], as I destroyed🍃 his race as well. Really unfo⛎rtunate what happened to him. I'm just sorry."