F1 driver Romain Grosjean miraculously escapes fiery crash at Bahrain Grand Prix

Some of the devastating F1 wrecks occurred in Bahrain on Sunday.

Early on in System 1’s Bahrain Grand Prix, Haas F1 driver Romain Grosjean escaped from a fiery wreck with simply minor accidents.

Grosjean, presumably not seeing fellow driver Daniil Kvyat in his side-view mirror, slid throughout the observe, contacting Kvyat’s automotive. He went careening off the observe into the barricade.

The outcome was practically deadly: Grosjean’s automotive cut up in half, with flames engulfing the automotive. Per Sky Sports activities’ broadcast, Grosjean sustained solely minor burns on his fingers and ankles, and likewise a doable damaged rib.

Race marshals had been fast on the scene, serving to extinguish some flames and giving Grosjean an escape route from the wreckage.

Kvyat famous that he was, at first, sad that Grosjean got here screaming throughout the observe, but in addition observed flames in his rearview mirror, and was grateful to listen to that Grosjean was principally OK.

System 1 drivers and analysts famous the protection precautions in place and advances to security within the vehicles for a important purpose why and the way Grosjean walked away principally unscathed; drivers credited the autos’ halos, obligatory for System 1, 2 and three vehicles since 2018, as a major purpose for that. 

Some analysts famous that had Grosjean been knocked unconscious, the outcome might have been drastically totally different.

Whereas an investigation is underway, it is speculated broken gasoline line might have ignited the fireplace following the crash.

Later within the race, Racing Level driver Lance Stroll’s automotive flipped after colliding with Pierre Gasly.

Lewis Hamilton took house the checkered flag, his 11th win in his championship season.