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After his terrible accident in Bahrain, Romain Grosjean spent the night in hospital. From there, the Haas pilot sends a message to fans.
“Hello everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I am more or less okay,” Grosjean says with a relieved smile on his face. The back of the 34-year-old man’s hands is bandaged from burns. However, he does not appear to have been seriously injured when he crashed into the rail shortly after the Bahrain GP start on Sunday and his divided car caught fire.
Grosjean sends greetings from his sickbed and thanks everyone who texted him. The Geneva-born Frenchman also says: “I was not in favor of the Halo a few years ago, but it is the best of Formula 1.” Halo is the ring-shaped titanium mount that extends over the driver’s head in the cockpit and is intended to protect the head.
When the Halo was introduced two years ago, many drivers and officials criticized the system because it made it difficult for the driver to exit the vehicle and for first responders to rescue pilots who had suffered an accident, and therefore posed a risk. greater than the one offering protection. In the case of Grosjean, who was able to free himself from the burning car, the “halo” was definitely more of a blessing than a curse.
Haas team boss Günter Steiner told Sky TV late Sunday that Grosjean was in his right mind after a joint phone call. The French feel good so far, “it seems that nothing breaks.” The bandages are supposed to be removed on Monday so more can be said about Grosjean’s condition.
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