F1 driver Romain Grosjean survives horror fire crash during Bahrain Grand Prix

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Incredible that he could get out alive of this wreck ...

(CNN) Formula One driver Romain Grosjean was involved in a horrific crash that left his car engulfed in flames at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, causing the race to be halted.

On the first lap, Grosjean veered off the track after the third corner following some contact with Daniil Kvyat and his Haas car ploughed into the barriers, exploding on impact and breaking in half.

The French driver miraculously emerged from the flames after several seconds and was immediately tended to by the track side emergency services.



"He's doing okay, he had light burns on hands and ankles," Haas Team Principle Guenther Steiner told Sky Sports. "Obviously shaken and going through all checks necessary after an impact like this. He's conscious."

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/29/motorsport/formula-one-crash-romain-grosjean-bahrain-grand-prix-spt-intl/index.html

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The French driver miraculously emerged from the flames after several seconds ...

"Several" seconds ...

It was ca. 40 seconds that he was in this exploding fire wreck.

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He was very lucky that the barrier didn’t remain stuck just above the cockpit, so he could get out of the monocoque ...

He’d have burned to death if he couldn’t get out because of a stuck barrier.

Also, the new Halo-system saved him.