The Formula 1 World Cup round in Bahrain on Sunday was stopped when Frenchman Romain Grosjean crashed in the first round. The car caught fire, but no serious injuries were reported.
– SMASHED: Grosjean’s car was totally smashed. Photo: Hamad I Mohammed
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The pictures from the Bahrain Grand Prix were dramatic after the crash, where large flames rose from the Frenchman’s car. Grosjean could, however, walk away on his own two feet, before he was transported away in an ambulance.
The car was split in two in the crash, which happened already after the first turn.
– It is a miracle that it went well, said the former Formula 1 driver Martin Brundle in Sky Sports’ broadcast.
UP IN FLAMES: Romain Grosjean’s car went up in flames in the opening round. Photo: Kamran Jebreili
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Grosjean’s team, Haas, writes on Twitter that they have heard on the radio that the Frenchman is doing well, who will be examined by medical personnel.
STEINER: “Romain is doing okay, I don’t want to make a medical comment but he had light burns on his hands and ankles. Obviously he’s shaken… I want to thank the rescue crews who are very quick. The marshals and FIA people they did a great job, it was scary”#BahrainGP ???????? pic.twitter.com/lWbZd17ynw
– Formula 1 (@ F1) November 29, 2020
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– They are constantly working to improve the structural stability of the cars, and that saved his life. That’s extraordinary, Brundle said.
The flames were several meters in the air around the car and the replay shows that the car was split in two. The Frenchman got out just in time and had to throw himself over the guardrail.
– It’s going well with Romain. I do not want to make a medical comment, but he had minor burns on his hands and ankles. I want to thank the rescuers who were very fast, says Haas’ team leader Günther Steiner.
Haas reports on his Twitter profile that the 34-year-old is now on his way to the hospital for closer medical evaluation.
– The risk we take is not nonsense
I’m so grateful Romain is safe. Wow… the risk we take is no joke, for those of you out there that forget that we put our life on the line for this sport and for what we love to do. Thankful to the FIA for the massive strides we’ve taken for Romain to walk away from that safely https://t.co/dG8AXmsbKN
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) November 29, 2020
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– I’m so glad Romain is safe. The risk we take is no nonsense, for you out there who forget that we put our lives in danger for this sport, and for what we love to do, world champion Lewis Hamilton writes on Twitter.
Alan van derr Merwe, who drives the ambulance of the International Motor Sport Federation (FIA), was among the first to arrive at the scene of the accident.
– It was a big surprise. I have never seen so many flames in my twelve years in the profession. Romain got out on his own, which is pretty incredible after such an accident, he said.
(TV 2 Sports / NTB)
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