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Romain Grosjean suffered an accident last week in Bahrain.
Romain Grosjean (Haas), recovering from a serious accident, announced this Sunday that he will not compete in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the last race of the World Championship and that it should mark his farewell from Formula 1.
“We tried everything, we waited as long as possible, but the risk is still great, considering the recovery of my left hand,” said the Frenchman in a video posted on Instagram, adding: “It is a difficult decision, I did not expect to end the my career in Formula 1 “.
Haas, who will be driven next year by German Mick Schumacher and Russian Nikita Mazepin, has nevertheless announced that Grosjean will be replaced in the last race of the season by Brazilian Pietro Fittipaldi, grandson of two-time world champion Emerson Fittipaldi. as it happens this Sunday. at the Sahkir Grand Prix.
Grosjean said he would recover at home with his wife and children and said he will work “to regain all the functions of his left hand” and “rediscover the joy of winning races.”
On November 29, on the first lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix, the fifteenth and penultimate race of the season, the French driver’s car touched the Russian Alpha Tauri of Russian Daniil Kvyat and hit the barriers just after the third turn, breaking yes in two. The fuel ignited and engulfed Haas in a ball of fire.
Grosjean managed to get out of the cabin by his own means, 28 seconds after the accident, but, according to the bulletin issued by the team, he suffered burns on his wrists and ankles, and was taken to a hospital.
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