Romain Grosjean’s wrecked F1 car from 2020 Bahrain fireball crash to go on display

The Frenchman suffered a terrifying accident on the opening lap of the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix when con൲tact with Daniil Kvya🌌t sent him into a sickening impact with the barriers.
Grosjean’s Haas car split in two and exploded into flames after tearing through the triple-guardrail barrier at 119mph with a peak impact of 67G. Grosjean miraculously escaped from the wreckage but suf💮fered buꦓrns to both hands.
The burnt-out remnants of the VF-20 chassis will be displayed as part ෴of the F1 Exhibition e⛄xperience in Madrid next month.
Reflecting on his crash in an interview with the F1 Exhibition team, Grosjean said: “From my poi𓆏nt of view, it was a big accident but I didn't realise the impact or how violent it was from the outside.
"It was only the next day when I asked someone to show me what it looked like t𒉰hat I realised.
"My wife was actually watching that rac🦋e with my dad 🐈and my kids. They will remember that moment their entire life.

"They were ju🅺st spectators waiting to hear so🔯mething… waiting to see something from Bahrain.
"I had to break the headrest, punching it with my helmet and then I ev♐entually managed to get my helmet through and stand up in the seat.
"I realised my left foot was stuc✃k into the chassis and I pulled as hard as I could on my left leg. My shoe stayed in the chassis but my fo💧ot came loose so I was free to exit the car.
"It 🌺was 120 kilos of fuel plus the battery - both were on fire. Dr Jan Roberts, Alan from the medical car and one fireman were trying to open a gap in the fire to help me get out.
"I believe that helped me at least tꦛo get a vision of where I had to go and where the exit was.
"The survival cell is there for you in case of a huge impact. I was intact inside the shell. The chassis is still in one piece, the halo is th🔯ere and apart from the damage and burn it is still as it should be. I guess that saved my life."


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