Formula One's safety measures helped make sure바카라 웹사이트Romain Grosjean바카라 웹사이트escaped following a huge crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix, according to one of the first on바카라 웹사이트the scene of the incident.바카라 웹사이트
The Haas driver hit a barrier on the opening lap of proceedings at the Sakhir circuit on Sunday, his car then splitting in바카라 웹사이트two and bursting into flames.바카라 웹사이트
He thankfully emerged from his cockpit바카라 웹사이트as the red flag came out to바카라 웹사이트halt the바카라 웹사이트race,바카라 웹사이트with marshals then quickly on hand to deal with the situation.
Grosjean went to바카라 웹사이트hospital for further checks having suffered바카라 웹사이트minor burns to his hands and ankles, according to his team, though Alan van der Merwe – driver of the바카라 웹사이트medical car –바카라 웹사이트admitted the FIA's protocols바카라 웹사이트avoided a "very different outcome" to the incident.
"It was a big surprise for us. I have never seen that much fire in 12 years," Van der Merwe바카라 웹사이트told바카라 웹사이트Sky Sports F1.바카라 웹사이트
"We had to process what was going on. Romain started to get out of the car himself, which is바카라 웹사이트pretty amazing바카라 웹사이트after an accident like that.바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트
"It was a relief when we finally got back to the medical바카라 웹사이트centre바카라 웹사이트and he was okay.바카라 웹사이트
"All the systems we have worked to develop, everything worked바카라 웹사이트hand-in-hand: the halo, the barriers, the seat-belt. Everything worked.바카라 웹사이트
"Without just one of those things working, it could have been a very different outcome."바카라 웹사이트
Haas boss바카라 웹사이트Guenther Steiner was quick to thank Van der Merwe, the circuit's medical team and the marshals바카라 웹사이트for their "amazing"바카라 웹사이트efforts in the immediate aftermath.바카라 웹사이트
Steiner바카라 웹사이트told바카라 웹사이트BBC Radio 5 live: "When you see something like this the only thing you think is,바카라 웹사이트'I hope we get lucky'. You don't think how it happened or whatever.바카라 웹사이트
"I would like to thank all the marshals. They did a fantastic job to get him away as quick as possible from the fire. It was amazing what they did."
The race was restarted in Bahrain after repair work was carried out on the barrier following the damage caused by Grosjean's car.
