He effectively has, as he's racing again. View Gallery: Ind圜ar stages the 2021 GMR Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Will Romain Grosjean recover from his injuries? If I stop because you guys don’t feel like I should go racing, and then I get depressed and bored, what’s that going to be like? No one is going to be happy.’ " “But you have to explain to them, at 7 and 5, ‘If I’m the dad I am and the dad they love as a person, it’s because my life is filled with things I want. They understood something was big and wrong and not normal, and their first reaction was, ‘No daddy, you’re not going back racing.’ They were watching live, and they understand racing much more than we would like and much more than we think. ►Why you should subscribe: IndyStar captures viral - and enduring - moment with Romain Grosjean Focus on the fact that, for 179 Grand Prixes, I’ve had some crashes and spins, but I always got out. We know the risk, but we shouldn’t focus on one accident. “I’ve done 180 Grand Prixes, and for 179, I’ve never had a question about life or death,” he told IndyStar Motor Sports Insider Nathan Brown in an exclusive February interview. “Look, it’s dangerous, but it’s also super safe. The crash ended Grosjean's Formula 1 career but he made the decision to continue racing despite initial push-back from his wife and children. That’s the only thing I was thinking."Īccording to Palmer, it was a 53g impact at 140 miles an hour. But then I was immediately very scared for him at the same time because I saw the flames and I was just hoping he was okay, to be honest. “First I was very angry with him because he came right across like that," Kvyat said to "You don’t do this. Palmer speculates that Kvyat was in Grosjean's blind spot. That appeared to create an opening on the right side of the track and Grosjean went from the far left side, to the far right, banging tires with Kvyat and sending Grosjean out of control. The crash was a result of a slow down in front of Grosjean, involving Lando Norris, Sebastian Vettel, Carlos Sainz, Kimi Raikkonen and Daniil Kvyat. ![]() According to Palmer, it took nearly 30 to get Grosjean out - with the safety halo, a curved bar that protects the head - likely saving his life. The front half of the chassis went underneath the Armco barrier and exploded into a fireball. It took several attempts to free Grosjean from the wreckage - the goal is to get a driver out of a wreck within seven seconds. ![]() "Every time I see that, it looks more and more horrific." ![]() "The fact Romain Grosjean has survived that crash is not only miraculous but marvelous as well. The commentary from broadcasts is chilling: Jolyon Palmer provides an excellent breakdown of the crash for Formula 1 in the video below that is well worth your time. He suffered burns across his body, with the worst on his hands. His car was literally cut into two pieces, with Grosjean stuck in the front half of the chassis for nearly 30 seconds while it was engulfed by a fireball. Grosjean was involved in a terrifying crash at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix on Nov. How did Romain Grosjean's hand get burned so badly?
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