28 seconds, 220 km / h and 53G: data from the terrifying crash of Grosjean – Formula 1



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French pilot escaped with minor burns from violent attack

If he television images They give a terrifying idea of ​​what Romain Grosjean’s accident was in the first lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix, the data that has been revealed throughout the day shows that the Frenchman actually escaped death almost as if by a miracle. Thanks to technological advancements, namely the famous ‘Halo’, which all the pilots have already acknowledged having been decisive so the French pilot could get off the foot of a Haas that was literally cut in half.

An outcome that occurred in an accident that had an impact with the barriers. at 220 km / h, generating a 53G force, according to data released by Haas. Basically, Grosjean withstood that moment 53 times the force of gravity. At the time, the action of the ‘Halo’ system paid off, shielding him in the cockpit from all the violence of an impact that could have been even higher in speed had Haas not yet touched Daniil Kvyat’s Alpha Tauri.

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On the other hand, there is another terrifying fact: after the violent impact, which split his car in half, the Haas driver took a long time 28 seconds out of your booth, this while it was already on fire … At that moment, it was worth the protection that it carried, which still ended up very damaged.

By Fábio Lima



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