Romain Grosjean escaped a horrific crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday after his car caught fire in seconds after a collision, but h...
Romain Grosjean escaped a horrific crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday after his car caught fire in seconds after a collision, but he jumped out of the blaze just in time.
Almost a week after the incident, the Haas driver, who is now out of the hospital, narrated a powerful account of how he managed to get out of the car and avoid death.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Grosjean said he almost had made peace with death after failing in his attempts to get out of his car, before the memory of his kids drove him on to not give up the fight.
Video: Romain Grosjean escapes from burning car after horrific crash on first lap of Bahrain GP
“It stops, I open my eyes, I undo the seatbelt, and I want to jump out. I hit something on top of my helmet, so I sit back down and thought I must be upside down up against the barrier, so I’ll wait until they come and help me,” Grosjean told Sky Sports.
“I looked to my right, looked to my left, and it was all orange. That’s strange, I thought. A few things [came into my head]. Is it sunset? No. Is it...
