![]() “This podium is definitely dedicated to my mechanics. “I thought the race was over before it had even started so to be second is like a victory,” said Verstappen, who moved up to third in the championship with his best result of the season, afterwards. ![]() With the forecast rain staying away and Hamilton’s teammate Valtteri Bottas struggling to make his way back through the field after a poor start, Verstappen had a largely uneventful race before holding off the Finn over the final lap to split the Mercedes on the podium. That hard work paid off with Verstappen enjoying a flying start to the race itself – moving up to third before the first lap was over and then soon up into second behind Hamilton. The Red Bull slides off the circuit and hits the barriers on his way to the grid!Ĭan they fix the car? □ #SkyF1 | #F1 | #HungarianGP □□ /7fTGgnMuZmįortunately for him, they got the car fixed in time for the start. Without one of things it could've been a different outcome.Verstappen managed to reverse out of the barrier to limp into the pits, sending his team’s mechanics into a frenzy. "Everything worked hand in hand today: the halo, the barriers, the seat belt. It took a little while to process what was going on but then Romain started to get out of the car himself, which was amazing," said Alan van der Merwe, the driver of the F1 medical car. "I've never seen that much fire in 12 years. It appeared an extraordinary escape after his car was sliced in half upon impact with the barrier. Grosjean's car caught fire, and he was trapped in flames. ![]() At the first lap, Romain Grosjean had a hard collision with barriers, and according to what he said, death was coming to him. 29, 2020.ĭrivers and team members stood and applauded as they saw the images of Grosjean climbing over the barrier to safety and being sprayed with a fire extinguisher. The 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix clearly showed the importance of new tech and engineering at Formula One. ![]() A part of Haas driver Romain Grosjean's car is taken after the crash at the start of the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, Nov. A spokesman for Grosjean's Haas team said the driver had suffered minor burns on his hands and ankles and had one or more suspected broken ribs, Reuters reported. "(Romain) is stable and being taken by helicopter to the MDF MC Military Hospital for further evaluation," the sport's governing FIA said. He managed to find a way out and jumped through the flames and gripped the boiling hot metal barrier as he jumped over back onto the track, shaking his hands in agony before being helped by the stewards. The race footage showed safety officials reaching the car immediately but with Grosjean still trapped inside. Staff extinguish flames from Haas driver Romain Grosjean of France's car after a crash during the Formula One race in Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, Nov. He was stuck inside the flaming wreck for nearly 10 seconds before somehow finding a way out. Grosjean clambered out with the fire roaring behind him and his race helmet singed. #Formula1 #f1 #BahrainGP /RBVe2QdznX- Kyle November 29, 2020 Thank you to everyone at the track who instantly jumped into action to help. Thank god (the Halo and technology) that he is alive right now. Still shaking watching these replays of Romain Grosjean’s crash.
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