Romain Grosjean has survived a horrifying crash that left his car smashed into pieces at the Bahrain Grand Prix today, November 29.
The accident, which occurred during the first lap, caused severe damage to the driver’s car, but Grosjean fortunately survived the ordeal. It’s believed he was in the car for 20 seconds before he was able to climb out of the vehicle.
The official Formula 1 Twitter account shared a photo of the crash, where Grosjean’s car could be seen up in flames.
Captioning the photo, F1 wrote, ‘The moment Grosjean collided with the barriers.’
Soon after sharing the photo, F1 posted another picture where Grosjean could be seen being helped over the barrier to escape the flames.
According to reports, by means of a miracle, the 34-year-old escaped with only minor burns.
The Haas F1 Team tweeted, ‘Romain has some minor burns on his hands and ankles but otherwise he is ok. He is with the doctors just now.’