NASCAR Fan Reacts to Grosjean's Insane Fireball Crash | Formula 1: Drive To Survive 

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You need to watch the accident in real time without the theatric pausing. It is still frightening and shows the benefit of having the medical car follow the pack around for the full first lap. THAT and the Halo are what helped save his life as they were able to attend so quickly.

I watched this live and was 100% sure that we lost him. The relief when they showed him come out of the flames was undescribable.

There is a reason he is known as the Phoenix now in Indycar. He wanted to walk to the ambulance to prove to his wife and kids that he was safe and not hurt, only suffered a twisted ankle and burnt hands, came back racing couple weeks later. It’s incredible that he survived that

Hi. F1 fan here. I watched the race live and my first reaction to the crash was "is that fire?" Then seeing the car split in half I was speechless. It's a miracle Romain Grosjean survived. DTS stretched the drama but it was a shocking 28 seconds. It was a relief seeing Romain get out of the car. The halo which was thumbed down when it was introduced saved his life. I have so much respect for the halo now. I also recommend Jolyon Palmer's analysis of the crash.

You should watch the interview that Grosjean gave afterwards talking about his experience sitting in the flames thinking about relaxing and giving up his life to the flames until he thought about his wife and children. Extremely moving. 🔥🔥💯💯❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🍻🍻🇺🇸🇺🇸

2 burnt hands and a twisted ankle. It's legitimately incredible. 28 seconds from impact to him getting out, and that's the sum of his injuries.

I saw it live and thought for sure we saw a fatal crash. I can’t even describe the relief seeing him jump out of the flames. Absolutely incredible moment I’ll never forget.

It wasn’t shown live in real time. All coverage of the incident stopped when they saw the fireball. They just showed people in the pits reacting. They only shared the escape footage when he already in the ambulance.

the first driver who asked his engineer over the radio in this video is Charles Leclerc, who lost his godfather, Jules Bianchi, and his dear friend, F2 driver Anthoine Hubert, in a serious accident during the race. I think that might be why his reaction is so emotional at that moment. To race in F1 or any motorsports, These guys' mental health must be on another level.

i recommend watching Grosjean's interview afterward, it's... really heavy because he was conscious of what was happening to him, and so he can tell what was going through his head, like asking himself, when he noticed his leg was stuck in the cockpit "oh, ok I can't get out... I'm stuck, like Nikki Lauda... is it gonna hurt ? How long is it gonna take ?" , it's... pretty haunting.

Saw this happen in real time as I was watching the race. It was easily the scariest moment in the almost 30 years I've been watching F1, certainly since Imola 94. We witnessed a miracle for sure.

I remember watching this live and I was totally in shock. It felt like hours waiting for any sign of him getting out alive. Crazy how your perception of time changes when something like this happens.

The real-life time from impact to him getting out of the car was 28 seconds. Obviously the halo saved him, or he would have been decapitated going through the armco barrier, similar to both Helmuth Koinigg and Francois Cevert at Watkins Glen in the '70s. Then the updated fire suits and helmets saved him from the fire. One of Niki Lauda's major injuries from his fiery crash at Nurburgring was his lungs getting scorched by burning, toxic fumes. Investigations of Grosjean's helmet note that there wasn't ANY fire or smoke damage inside his helmet.

I was watching when Senna and Ratzenberger lost their lives, and was also watching when Grosjean crashed. I immediately thought the worse. Not only was it an absolute miracle that he survived, but a testament to the all the safety initiative that the sport has embraced. So thankful that engineers have worked so tirelessly to keep the drivers safe.

Honestly a miracle he survived the way he did. Anyone who saw that live or who saw and didn’t know the outcome absolutely thought there’s no way you can survive that. I know Roman also thought he wasn’t getting out. Insane

He was inside that fireball for 28 to 29 seconds which must have seemed like an eternity. My biggest fear was that he would suffer fatal lung damage from breathing in those super heated gases. He was wearing a new make firesuit for 2020 that had increased fire resistance but the standard fire proof gloves and boots. Ironically, some drivers had complained the new fire suits were too hot. His hands and his feet did have serious burns for which he did get some skin grafting. The Hans device protected him from getting a basilar skull fracture from the sudden deceleration, and finally, the halo absolutely saved him from suffering the same fate as Helmut Koinigg who was decapitated at Watkins Glen in 1974 when his F1 car also went headfirst through the armco. A lot of things had to go right for him to survive that horrific accident.

Dude, don’t apologize for feeling emotion. I watched this live. I was in tears and still get choked up watching this, Dan Weldon’s crash, and Earnhardts. Thankfully this crash had a good outcome. Love your content.

What is amazing is listening to Grosjean after the accident. In the fireball, Grosjean thought about Niki Lauda who was badly burned in an F1 crash, he kind of gave up - then thoughts of his family drove him to do whatever he could to get out of the car, rescue himself and survive! It was amazing to see him in Toronto last month racing IndyCars!

FIA has the cockpit on display at some museum somewhere. I heard. It’s fried. I think they did a full exam on the car to see what worked and what needs work for improved safety. What made it all the more frustrating was Romain had a foot wedged and had to rip a shoe off to get free. Also when he came to he said he had no idea what’s up or what’s down and got his head partially in the guardrail hole. So he had to go back into the fire and then find the real way out. All in 28 seconds. He had a full fuel load because this wreck happened early.

This race was the second F1 race I ever saw in full and it was ultimately the race that turned me into a fan while also showing me just how much drivers are putting on the line for the sport. When I saw the crash, I genuinely thought he died but was so happy to see him mantle that barrier. No matter who the driver is or what they do, I will have nothing but the utmost respect for the drivers that make this sport possible.

In case you didn't know, Romain Grosjean is now racing in IndyCar. That crash happened on 29 November 2020, in what proved to be his final Formula 1 race. He had burnt his hands quite badly, but just five months later he started his IndyCar career at the Grand Prix of Alabama. I watched that live, and I honestly thought that was the end for Grosjean. It was horrific. I also watched the Formula 2 crash in Belgium in 2019 that unfortunately claimed the life of Anthoine Hubert. Grosjean's incident looked just as bad on TV.

Don't apologise mate. Nothing wrong with showing emotion. I just watched this, I knew survived cos I remembered the incident, but its still very emotional seeing him escape.

I watched it live back then, I was into the championship, never missing any race. That moment really lasted so much, and the longer it took, the more I thought "this is it, he cannot come out". I thought I was watching a live tragedy, like it happened with Senna and others. After what it seemed like an eternity, holding my breath, I finally saw a silouette moving in the flames and I couldn't believe my eyes. He was alive and I was so relieved. No tragedy this time, thank God ! But you know, those halos also had a role in keeping Grosjean alive. Think about that car split in two if it had no halo..... That thing reinforces the driver cockpit also, not just keep them from being hit by a loose wheel in the air or stuff like that.

Imagine watching this on TV Live and knowing that FIA doesn't show replays until they are certified that the pilot is fine. It took almost 10 minutes to show the replay and his first image out of the car.

I watched this live, and while Drive to Survive extends the drama quite a bit, those 28 seconds between the crash and Grosjean getting out felt like a lifetime. If this had happened a couple of years earlier he would have died, the HALO device that was introduced after Jules Bianchi's death in 2015 saved him. So what happened was the force of the crash split the barrier allowing the front end to pass through, but then the car hit one of the support struts on the side which caused it to split, rupturing the fuel tank and causing the fireball. The front bit of the car was wedged sideways, which is why Grosjean had to wiggle himself up and out, getting burned in his wrists and ankles as a result.

The car is designed to split in two, it takes the weight of the engine and gearbox away from the driver in a big impact. But in this case the Armco barrier ripped the fuel cell. He was in the car for 29 seconds after the impact, Netflix did extend the drama for TV. The medical car with a doctor on board was the first to arrive to help, an unbelievable incident, amazing he survived.

Definitely a miracle! For as much theatrics as drive to survive is, it really captured what we all felt. I watched this live and we all felt our heart I'm our throats. As long as he was in the fire, we all thought it was fatal. I've been to us grand prix in Austin, Canadian grand prix and mexican grand prix. I've seen several accidents live but this was big. Almost as big and shitty a feeling as Jules Bianchi and Anthony Hubert crashes.

I was trackside when it happened and it was the worst 10 minutes of my life, it took about 2 min. before he was out (but it felt like hours) but there was NO info about his injuries until about ten minutes after the crash, the reason why it split in half was because of multiple causes but mostly due to the angle he hit the barrier and the construction of same, the car was caught between the railings and ripped in two, and YES it was/is a miracle that he could walk away with only few 3'rd degree burns to his hands and right foot (he lost his shoe trying to climb out of the wreck) and now he's doing a FANTASTIC job in INDYCAR

The car went through the rail which ripped the car in two parts thus igniting the fuel (fuel tank is behind the driver) but the halo system made him survive going through the rail... in the video, the montage is made to make it more dramatic, but in real life it happened in ~27 seconds. We have to thank the medical and security crew for their quick response because the netflix montage does not really honor them. Romain could stay alive also thanks to the suit but man.. he is really, really really lucky to get out of this alive and it really shows how insanely safe F1 cars have become since the halo system was introduced back in 2018

He was in the fire 29s. Grosjean actually drives indycars this season

He actually stays exactly 28 seconds in the fire. He posted a video on youtube in french on the accident, according to him at first their was a piece of a car that was blocking him from getting off the car, he couldn't push it at first and for a moment he thought he was done and almost accept his death, but at the last moment he thought about his wife and childs and this give him enough motivation to try one more time and he miraculously manage to push the piece that was obstructing him and get off. In the end he only got a burn on the hand no other major damage. Big shout out also to the guy that help him get off and catch him when he jumps over the barrier, that guy is a hero, he got burn in the face helping Grosjean, didn't hesitate to put himself in danger to help Grosjean get off the car.

The time between him crashing and seeing him get out were the longest minutes of my life. It was so insane to watch this live.

I watched this crash live on tv. I also thought this was the end for Grosjean. In the end it was the safety rules that saved him. The halo protected his head as he went through the barrier and it was the protective clothing protectected him from the fire long enough to make his way out of the car.

I still remember watching this live on TV. The fact he was up and about in no time at all (relatively) is just testament to the safety measures in modern F1.

This crash was just crazy id watched formula one for 30yrs and never seen anything like it the fact he walked out just shows how safe these cars really are

I watched this race live on TV with my family. We all gasped in shock when this happend

As I watched the crash live on TV I was completely shocked by what I saw. At first I was sure that he wasn‘t comming out but thanks to the halo, the roll hoop and the fact that the split in two (Formula 1 cars are designed to break like that so the occurring energy is cought in the part that breakes away which dramaticly decreases the load on the driver) grosjean could climb out of the car and survive with almost no injurys.

Watching this live was something else. I honestly think i didn't take a breath until he emerged from those flames. Insane! And incredible! We must all be thankful for the incredible improvements to safety that even a crash like this lead to no critical permanent injuries. Absolutely amazing!

watching this live was insane, safety gear has come a long way. I'm really glad he is doing fine right now.

I saw this on live TV... It took 2 minutes before they showed us he was in the medical car. The moment i saw that fireball... I texted my best mate... "Dude i think we just saw Grosjean die in a crash." It was absolute silence in the room. 20 ppl but you could hear a pin drop. I was actually crying of happiness when they showed him alive... Even the drivers asking if he is alright or not still tear me up. I love this sport, the drivers, the fans, the energy of every race, every year i watch every race i can for the past 25+ years... And this was an absolute miracle that he walked away with minor injuries. He now drives in the DTM. Cant keep him away from racing hahahaha

There’s a couple of very insightful videos of how the accident played out which are very worth watching. The main takeaway from it all though, is that the halo well and truely saved Grosjeans life. Without a shadow of a doubt. Along with how insanely tough the safety cell/monocoque is these days.

If you're gonna watch Drive to survive, then keep in mind that it is partly fiction! They made stories and rivalries that are non existent to make it more juicy. As an F1 fan, I really disliked last season because there is so much BS in there and it frames some drivers negatively and this is just wrong.

I remember watching that live, one of the scariest things ever. F1 cars don't really ignite that quickly, but to me the scariest fact was that the front half of the car which Grosjean was in, went under and through the barrier. Thank god the halos were made and required because that's a fatality for sure without that.

I also witnessed this live and have rewatched several times since. I completely appreciate how emotional you were, I get emotional every single time. We truly did witness a miracle that day. ❤

Hi, yeah saw this live. My thoughts went a bad place rather quickly. I saw both R.Ratzenberger and Senna die on live television and J.Bianci's crash at Suzuka, so it was a huge relief to see him crawl out of his wreck. Romain Grosjean has recovered and is now in Indy car.

I watched this live and even though I know the outcome it still brings tears to my eyes watching it. I sat on the edge of my seat just hoping that he was ok. We didn't know if he would survive and the parts you see weren't shown until we knew he was ok. Drive to Survive have stretched the time out, he was actually in the flames for 28 seconds. The Halo and all the protective clothing saved his life that day. Sadly it was after the death of Jules Bianchi that the Halo was created. It was the nose of the car just hitting the barrier at the wrong angle causing the horizontal bars to part, allowing the front half through and breaking the back half off, thereby causing the escape of fuel and the fire.

I'm watching this, despite knowing the outcome, in tears... Just because of the memory of watching this live at the time. Sheer terror. You went through the wringer here as we all did. It was a miracle you're right x

this was truly extraordinary. if he was knocked unconscious or part of him was stuck, he would've sat there surrounded by fire breathing in piping hot air with barely any oxygen in it for more than 2 minutes. he could've died from suffocation or severe heat damage to the lung. and of course, a 67G impact could've just killed him on impact. fortunately none of those happened. he jumped out of the wreckage and got away with some burns to the back of his hand and a sprung ankle.

Man, thanks for showing such raw emotions whilst watching this as much as those of us who watched it live - this brought a tear to my eyes. As hard as they race, they're all part of the family that is F1 (us fans included) and thanks so much for helping to show the good and bad side of the sports that we love. This Drive to Survive episode was critical to show just how dangerous this sport is, how amazing the tech (halo/etc) is, and your commentary is appreciated. Much love from an Aussie x

Sure enough this is a spectacular sight to see him getting out of that crash under his own two feet despite everything, but this isn't because it's a miracle, it's because decades worth of safety engineering from fire-resistant clothes, the driver compartment strenght and designated stresszones on the cars (better the car crumbles than the driver) and the safety halo that had at this time just recently been introduced. Post the flaming inferno having been extinguished you could quite clearly see the shape of the safety halo in the barrier and had that not been on the car, he would've almost assuredly died as his car plowed through the metal barrier. The fact he lived is owed to decades worth of learning from the blood and tears of others that saved Grosjean's life that day. All of you who say "thank god", don't forget to say "thank the engineers" too.

I remember watching this live along with the immense feeling of dread upon seeing the wreckage and fireball on screen. Still makes me emotional now as someone who lost a parent young thinking of what it would mean for his children. The emotional relief of witnessing him miraculously climb out 28 long seconds after the incident is impossible to describe.

The emotions are so palpable in these interviews. I'm so thankful he got out with minor injuries!

The medic who grabbed him from the barrier had his suit scorched from the heat, just look at Grosjean's helmet as he steps out. Insane tech keeping these drivers alive.

I've been watching F1 for over 40 years, I've seen just about every documentary about F1, but this crash, is for me the hardest to watch. The fire.

The Halo was one of the biggest reasons he survived this crash. Even though the drivers hated it when it was introduced it has saved a lot of drivers lives. Modern fire suits and all the safeties built into the cars is a modern marvel

"That's a miracle right there. That is something unexplainable, however you wanna put it." That's safety precautions (like crashstructure, halo, fireresistant clothing etc.) in action right there. Didn't make it less dramatic or epic though, luck was still a factor and it could have still ended badly. Watched it live, was gutted. So glad this ended with relatively minor injuries. To think there's still people fighting or mocking whenever a new safety rule/feature is introduced/enforced, just crazy.

How the fire started was when the two halves separated, the fuel inlet stayed on the rear half and the open fuel tank went into the barrier and was then gushing fuel out, which ignited. The driver was trapped by his left foot under the brake pedal and had to remove his foot from his shoe to escape the fireball. We now have a device called a HALO and this saved his life, The Halo in this case split the barrier like a can opener, and the G force tore the car in half (56 I heard but don't quote me on this.) Edit. The race driver was okay, but was badly burned.

I watched this race. It was horrifying. I think D2S did a good job of portraying how most - if not all - of us felt from seeing the fireball to seeing Grosjean in the back of the medical car. It felt like hours.

I did see it live, and I thought he was gone for sure. It was a miracle for sure that he survived that crash.

In Netflix interview Grosjean said that it got to a point where he said goodbye to he's wife and kids. He tried out several times, first seat belt wouldn't release then he got that open ,and realized that he's left foot was stuck amongst the pedals. It was horrible to see. He retired after that. I would of too. Second chance in life. That's what he won.

I'm old enough to vividly remember April 30th and May 1st 1994, and it was an extremely dark time. Was my first time watching someone die on live tv essentially. Ratzenberger on the Saturday and Senna on the Sunday. Then we had Bianchi in 2014. F1 has been remarkably lucky and since 1994 the safety standards have increased massively. Their accidents look nothing like as bad as Grosjean's accident does. My first thought upon seing Grosjeans accident was that it was fatal. The fact the cameras at F1 are now in 4k means things like this are more visceral than ever. At 0:54 you can see him moving though the hole in the barrier on the right side of the flames, he's trying to remove the headrest from the car to make it easier to get out. Yes the car has split in half. it's designed to. The more bits come off the car, the less energy gets transferred to the driver and his survival cell (also known as chassis or tub). It's actually broken right at the point the engine mounts to the carbon fibre tub. The engine (and the rest of the drivetrain and rear suspension) is only held on by six bolts believe it or not. So that went through the barrier and the rear half of the car moved away. The titanium halo spread the armco barrier apart and prevented Grosjean's head becoming the bit to impact the barrier. The car seems to have been stopped by the roll hoop above and slightly behind the drivers head. Unfortunately that got caught and swung the tub around and onto it's side. That meant that the barrier is getting in his way. Still managed to get out though. His foot was stuck in the car and pulling it free made him lose a boot, but luckily F1 drivers race underwear is also fireproof.

I remember watching this live, my brother watching at his house, me at mine. It happened and he messaged me straight away and said “he’s dead”. Thank god Romain made it out. I was on the verge of tears.

The Phoenix has risen from the fiery hell. Took a little over 28 seconds for him to get out. Main problem was 2nd degree burns on his hands.

I haven't seen this breakdown of the crash before. I've seen a few but none so intense as this. Even though I know he got out okay, I'm 3-minutes in and seriously rocked by this once again.

I was shocked by the Formula 3 crash in 2018 when 17-year-old Sophia Floersch went airborne and slammed into a media stand some 12 feet off the ground. She survived, but how is anyone's guess: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ju2oF2d4vGA.html

The Formula 1 community is pretty small and most of the drivers know each other. The drivers were all saying "Did he get out? Is he OK?" They were pretty shaken because they could see the flames and knew it was bad. Until he got out of there, many people thought he didn't survive.

That’s not a miracle. It’s an engineering masterpiece.

I remember seeing Bianchi's crash live, and it was immediate, it was just dread. We didn't even see the crash on TV but you just knew the crash was bad after you saw the car with the roll hoop smashed off it, and he was clearly not okay, even weeks afterward I remember everyone was still worried and waiting, that dread just hung for weeks and weeks.

in the context of this crash I dont understand the drivers when they were bitching about the FIA demanding that their underwear should be fireproof and they should not use any jewellery in case they get into fire.

It was a miracle. His guardian angel worked solid overtime that day. I was crying my eyes out.

I watched the race live and it was terrifying to see this. Certainly it was a miracle.

Was terrible watching that happen live. I thought I just saw someone die. The car split in two because the car hit an upright post in the barrier which pretty much split the car in half.

i remember watching this live and going, " nope theres no way" he was in there for a while. It was an exciting moment to see him come out of that. and then Zhou's crash this year was intense too when he tumbled over the barriers.

There are only 2 vehicles in the wide world in which you can survive such an accident, the first is an F1 car and the second is a tank!!!

getting shivers over and over when I see this scene...was watching live with a friend and we were so in shock...Grosjean is a legend!

They did a good job of capturing the emotion of the moment. I watched this live, as well as Weldon and Earnhardt too. It was every bit as scary as they made it. There is a better video out there breaking down the crash and why and how it all happened

When it happened my heart stopped. I was sooo glad he came out again. Btw, an F1 car is designed to break up, however the fuel cells tore, which shouldnt happen. So now they changed some stuff with the breakpoints around that spot.

The show made the fire appear like it was on for way longer but still, the fact he came out alive from that is unreal

I watched it live and I was SHOCKED as I've seen the crash. I was just sitting in front of the TV, speechless, praying to see him out of the flames. He was in there for 30 seconds. He first had to withstand an impact of about 40G (40-times his own weight) and was immedialty surrounded by a fireball of flames that was fed by the fuel from the fuel tank. There's an interview of him explaining everything that he went through in these 30 seconds which is quite interesting. Fun fact: He is now racing in Indycar since the 2021 season so right after that crash.

When you watch the series on Netflix you will feel like it is your friend in the fire. It made me shed a tear. One of the best motor sport series on Netflix!! Everyone in our household is hooked on the show and now F1.

This crash was the biggest for the last 15 years or so, it completely shook the whole community. No one even thought the car could split like that, essentially it got cut in half by the barrier. He hit the barrier at 192 km/h (almost 120mph), broke through the barrier and came to a stop behind the barrier with the front part of the car on top of him leaning to the barrier. as the fuel tank is almost perfect in the middle, it got damaged and the fuel catched fire. Romain Grosjean was for 27 seconds fully exposed to the fire (sth. around 1000°C) and was buried under the monocoque (survival cell). due to the nomex racing suits (nomex is a material fire fighter clothing is made out of) that most drivers said were to thick and the Halo (this bar in front/ half above the drivers helmet) he survived the crash without severe injuries except burnings on his hands that came from jumping over the metal barrier. before that, many drivers said the halo would be really annoying, even Grosjean himself. but if it wasnt there, Romain would´ve been decapitated. thankfully the Medical car drives behind the field in the first round so it was there almost immediately. I saw the crash live on tv and the whole F1 world thought back to the crash from Ayrton Senna (dont watch that one if you dont want to see fatal crashes!) he was back on the track a few days later with some burns on his hands and on his ankle as his shoe got stuck and he lost it as he escaped the car

Feck DTS… that crash scared the crap out of me. Imagine watching the race and seeing a mushroom cloud of fire rise up in the background… at first I thought it was some kind of fireworks, but then… the wait was endless. Nobody answered the queries of the drivers. We just lost François Hubert at Spa (or at least it still feels like yesterday… I was there at La Source, watching it unfold. A nightmare). So when Grosjean leapt out of there, it was… surreal. It still is.

So scary. Glad he got out. We were driving back to our hometown to visit my dad. We stopped at the gas station we always stop at about halfway there, and they had it playing on their TVs. It was so surreal. We follow racing a lot, but because of the time difference, we usually don’t watch the F1 races live. We are pretty new to racing, so this was one of the first major crashes we’ve seen on TV. We did see the IndyCar start in the second race at Texas Motor Speedway live and got it on video too. So glad no one was injured in that despite Daly’s car flipping over upside down then landing right side up again.

It was subsequently discovered that Grosjean has a titanium alloy exoskeleton and an Austrian accent. He also prefers plasma weapons for missions.

I have almost died a couple of times, cancer being a culprit, stage 4 style. But sometimes, just sometimes, we can die, or almost, with incredible style. Good for you Romain. Good for you

I was watching this race live on TV, I thought for sure that was going to be the 2nd time I'd seen a fatal accident watching F1. To walk away from that was incredible.

That's what we call a tearjerker happy ending. And that's normal for humans with feelings.

I remember watching this live. I thought for certain he was gone but it was truly gods miracle that he survived and is now racing in Indycar. He himself has nicknamed that corner PHOENIX CORNER.

*28 seconds* Grosjean was in the fireball, they have since reported. Netflix really extends the sensation of it for drama. You could critisize that, but maybe there is a safety message that comes across doing it that way. As we see, Grosjean clipped Kvyat trying to advance and hit an Armco-type triple-barrier near head-on, suffering peak 50 to 60 Gs. The car split in half, the otherwise self-sealing gas tank erupted and triggered that fireball. The front half of the car went through the barrier while the, until then much harangued, Halo protected Grosjean's head from serious immmediate injury, but the front half then came to a rest on its side with Grosjean's head partly jammed towards the broken barrier, making it difficult for him to escape. The cockpit crumbled slightly from the impact, jamming one of his fire-retardant racing boots, so Grosjean, being fully conscious, initially hesitated to try and get out inside the fireball, all while the flames started to be doused by the quick arrival of marshals and the official medical car. Then Grosjean moved to fight his way out of the fire, in which he had to pull his foot out of the jammed shoe, and then managed to climb out of the cockpit and over the broken barrier, while the marshals kept the fireball partially at bay. Grosjean came away with a partially melted helmet visor and, more seriously, second-degree burns to both his hands and the foot that lost the racing shoe. He later required skin grafts to his left hand, which is visible as red scarring to this day (there is a picture ATM on his Wiki page), but he otherwise made a full recovery. You can find a YT nine-screen comparison of the crash in real-time if searching "Romain Grosjean's Terrifying Crash (Multiple Angles) | F1 Bahrain2020". Those 28 seconds still feels like an eternity. YT won't let me add the direct link, but it's out there for hopefully educational posterity.

I saw this accident live as many others did and it was unbelievable. And in an interview a while after he fully recovered he said that while he was trying to get out, there was so much fire around that he could not tell which way was up or out. Thank God for the halo.

I remember watching Greg Moore's fatal crash live on TV, and it does stick with you forever. It's a horrible feeling, especially when you know there's no way someone's surviving such a crash.

I saw this race on live broadcast. I have watched this crash I dont know how many times, but still, every time I see it, even knowing the outcome, It brings tears to my eyes..

i watched this crash in person and it genuinely changed how i looked at everything and it was so terrifying

I watched this live as a F1 fan, when you consider that Grosjean actually survived three events it's even more amazing, one he had to survive the impact, two he had to survive the car being cut in half and three he had to survive the fire.

I watched that live on TV. I tear up a bit every time I rewatch that. Especially on the F1 documentary on neflix.

You can see Günther was more than certain he lost one of his Haas-family. Imagine how amazing it must've felt when he was able to realize he did not.

I saw it live on TV and it was crazy. One second they're racing, then bang and the fire bursts out. You see the car split in two and instantly think that there's a dead driver in there now then just like that, he steps out of the flames and climbs over the barrier. It was so bizzare that it was hard to believe what you just saw.

This was such a surreal moment to watch on TV as it happened. Our hearts stopped until we saw him climb out. That day, every Formula 1 fan was a Grosjean fan....every once of us....

Everyone in F1 was surprised the car split in two. Surprised the cockpit went through the guard rails. And then there's the huge fireball. Everyone was like, 'That's not supposed to happen." There are other videos out there that go into better detail about what happened and how he was able to live through it. Miracle indeed. Fascinating.