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Formula 1 sporting director Ross Brown commented on the extremely dangerous accident in which Haas F1 driver Roman Grosjean was injured and assured that the championship organizers, together with the FIA, will conduct a detailed investigation into what happened in the Sakhir circuit..
Question: It is clear that everything is more or less normal with Roman, but the consequences of the accident could have been much more serious …
Ross Brown: Yes, and we will definitely do a deeper analysis of what happened, because there were certain things that should not have happened. The fire caused a very serious alarm, as did the fact that the barriers were destroyed. If we talk about the positive aspects, then this is the level of safety of the car, which today withstood the most stringent test.
Breaking barriers was a classic problem many years ago, and usually with fatal consequences. There is no doubt that today’s Halo system has become the factor that saved Roman’s life and our race. I think that all the people who were involved in its development and implementation deserve special thanks for being able to insist on their own.
When Halo first came out, there was a lot of controversy about it, but I don’t think anyone is questioning its importance now, especially after today’s incident.
Question: How are you going to organize your work in the investigation of this incident? Will you study Grosjean’s car, collect and analyze as much information as possible to continue to raise safety standards based on the findings? In the end, there is a certain physical limit beyond which it is simply impossible to survive …
Ross Brown: Yes, the G-forces at the moment of impact were also very large. We must rebuild the whole picture of how everything fell apart. All systems are designed to constantly fail. But it is clear that accidents of this type occur unpredictably. The car broke in half and the fuel caught fire, which hasn’t happened in a long time.
The fuel tanks are incredibly durable, but I suspect this was due to broken fuel lines.
Question: Do you have any information to confirm this version? There was a lot of talk that the fire was caused by a broken fuel tank …
Ross Brown: To be honest, no. It is clear that we have to study everything. It looked like the fire was big, but at this stage of the race there are a hundred kilograms of gasoline in the car’s tank, and if all this fuel had ignited, then the fire would have been truly massive. I think only a few kilograms of fuel were burned, but definitely not a hundred.
Question: Are you going to carry out an additional inspection of all barriers and other safety systems before the next race at this circuit?
Ross Brown: Yes, but in the case of the Grosjean accident, hitting the barrier was very unusual. Of course, the most thorough check will be done before the next race and we will try to collect as much information as possible. I am sure that if any action is necessary, we will.
The safety standards on this track are exceptionally high, but we couldn’t foresee what we saw today.
