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After Romain Grosjean’s brutal outbreak of flames, emotional scenes unfold on the live broadcast of the French television channel Canal +. Commentator Julien Febreau has been journalistically accompanying the Geneva rider in the paddock for years. His voice shakes as he comments on the crazy images.
Then Febreau even starts crying. The reason: He received a text message from the mother of Jules Bianchi († 24), mortally wounded, and reads it to viewers. Christine Bianchi writes: “You introduced the Halo after the death of my son, now the Halo has saved Romain’s life today. That’s great. I’m glad he’s okay. “
The fact that the death of a Frenchman in Formula 1 probably saved the life of a compatriot makes Febreau television cry.
More security after Bianchi’s death
Jules Bianchi is the last racing driver to date to die after an F1 accident. At the 2014 Japanese GP, the great talent from Nice crashes into a recovery excavator in the rain with full force, who wants to recover Adrian Sutil’s stranded Sauber from the gravel bed. Bianchi suffers serious head injuries, never wakes up and dies in July 2015 as a result of the accident.
To better protect the driver’s helmet in the open cockpits, Formula 1 will introduce the halo from 2018. Under heavy criticism: the look of the race car is said to be disguised with the mount monster. Even Grosjean admits the night of his accident: “I was against the Halo. But without him I couldn’t talk to you now. So thanks.”
The titanium halo as a lifeline. Tragic: Bianchi’s accident accelerates efforts in the race for more safety for the driver’s head, but according to experts, not even the halo could have saved him.
Hell fire for the start of Bahrain: Then Grosjean crashes against the railing(01:14)
