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For 28 seconds, Romain Grosjean was trapped in his burning vehicle.
Fully aware of what was happening around him.
– I was relieved when I got out of the car and felt that someone was touching me, then I realized that it was like a ball of fire, he says.
Still, he wants to race the F1 final next weekend.
The Bahrain GP had just started when Romain Grosjean lost control of his Haas and crashed into the railing. That was five days ago.
Now tell what really happened.
– I had a really good result in Turn 1 and there was no one next to me, however a lot happened to the left. I look in the mirror and there is still no one on the right, I see a hatch and I drive. I know it was quite aggressive choosing that track, he says during an online press conference.
– But in Bahrain you can get off the track and when you think about it, what I did was not so crazy. Unfortunately, the rear view mirrors are not the best technical detail in Formula 1.
Grosjean was caught on fire
He never saw AlphaTaurin coming obliquely behind him. Daniil Kvyat was at a standstill and the coup was inevitable. Grosjean was driving at more than 220 km per hour when the collision occurred, the car ran like a projectile against the railing, pierced it, broke into two parts and began to burn.
– I never panicked. I knew exactly what to do, I don’t know if it’s congenital or if I trained it, but it saved me.
The first thing he did after the blow was to unbuckle his seat belt, he also thought that he had taken off the steering wheel, but later they have told him that he stayed in the accident.
– As I was leaving I hit my head, I turned left and hit my head again. It burned everywhere, I didn’t have time to wait. I thought of Niki Lauda and tried to get out, but I got stuck, he says.
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Niki Lauda’s thought
Lauda was seriously injured after an accident at the Nürburgring in 1976, he was trapped in the burning car for several minutes and, although he survived and returned, the accident marked him forever. Grosjean struggled for nearly half a minute to get free.
– Suddenly the body relaxed, a calm came and I thought I was going to die. I wondered where it would start to hurt, but then I thought about my children and that they shouldn’t lose their father, not today anyway, he says.
– I kept trying to let go and, as I was, I got off his shoulders. I saw my red gloves and one of them was completely black from fire. I was relieved to be out of the car and felt someone touch me. Then I noticed that it was like a ball of fire.
He later saw the photos and admits that he also finds them scary.
– If you had seen those photos and it was another driver who drove the car, you would have guaranteed to think that the driver died.
You want to run the end of the season
Romain Grosjean escaped with burns to his hands and foot. He left the hospital on Monday and watches this weekend’s competition in Bahrain. There he is replaced by Pietro Fittipaldi. He wants to drive himself until the end of the season next week in Abu Dhabi.
– I want to do it because this is my life. I want to finish my career in Formula 1 crossing the finish line and not during a day like that in Bahrain. Although it’s not that dramatic when a Haas races over the finish line somewhere on the field, that’s what I want, he says.
Doctors have not yet been able to give him any information on whether it is possible to drive F1 in a week, but the injuries heal and he feels better with each passing day.
– No one knows how quickly burns heal, I’ve learned that. When the skin is gone, you see things you don’t want to see, but I hope that every day the healing process goes faster than the day before, she says and adds.
– I have told my family that I drive in Abu Dhabi. They didn’t like it, but I explained that I have to be selfish and try, for my own good.
Photo: Peter Fox / Getty Images Europe
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Pole position
Georg russell
The young Briton has been transferred from Williams to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes in this weekend’s competition. The multiple world champion has been affected by COVID-19. Will the Brit get his first F1 podium on Sunday? He was the fastest of all during the two practices on Friday.
2) Mick Schumacher
Michael Schumacher’s son is ready for Formula 1. He drives for Haas F1 2021. This weekend, Schumi III can secure the title in Formula 2.
3) Marc Marquez
The former motoGP world champion is forced to undergo a third operation on his right arm. He missed most of the season this year and there is a risk that the start of the 2021 season will be missed as well.
4) Johan Kristoffersson
The world rallycross champion has been chosen by former F1 world champion Nico Rosberg. The Swede will drive for Rosberg’s team in Extreme E, the new electric car championship that opens in 2021. The hope is to combine the investment with the World Rallycross Championship.
5) Elfyn Evans
Is the Briton staying away from multiple world champion Sebastian Ogier in the battle for the World Cup title? On Sunday, the World Rally Championship will be decided in Monza, Italy. Daniel Sordo leads after the first day.
6) Pietro Fittipaldi
For the first time, it is the third generation of a family to compete in F1. Emerson Fittipaldi’s grandson replaces Romain Grosjean in Haas F1 at this weekend’s competition in Bahrain. Wait a long way out in the field.
7) Pontus Tidemand
The Swede is fighting for the title in WRC2, the second heaviest class of the WC rally at Monza this weekend, Tom Kristensson also has a chance to secure the WC title at JWRC.
8) Jack Aitken
The Brit with roots in South Korea makes his F1 debut in Bahrain. Replaces Georg Russell.
9) Kevin Magnussen
The Dane leaves F1 and competes for Ganassi at IMSA 2021.
10) Oliver Solberg
Last weekend he secured the JEM rally title, this weekend may be a place on the podium of the WRC3 championship.
Engine stop
Formula e
In 2021, Formula E will receive World Championship status from the FIA (International Automobile Federation), now both Audi and BMW announce that they will leave the championship after 2021. Audi is investing in the Dakar Rally and WEC, BMW to increase electric car sales. These are tough times for motorsports, Volkswagen is also changing its motorsports program. Former world rally and rallycross champions close Volkswagen Motorsport GmbH.
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