A bad experience / Formula 1 SPEEDWEEK.COM

The whole Formula 1 world held its breath when Romain Grosjean crashed into the crash barriers at the third corner of the Bahrain circuit and his torn racer turned into a ball of fire. The scene was particularly bad for the rest of the GP stars, who were immediately shown the red flag and had to turn into the pit lane.

Williams Junior George Russell said in a Sky Sports F1 interview: “Unbelievable! If it hadn’t been for the halo, I think it would have ended quite differently. The way he got out of the accident was just incredible. As far as I understand, he’s more or less okay and that shows how much safety in sport has improved. We can only be grateful for it. “

AlphaTauri driver Daniil Kvyat, who Grosjean drove in front of the vehicle’s nose before the crash into the crash barriers, explained: “It was a shock, at first I was quite angry that he was pulling over like that and wondered what he was doing. But as soon as I saw the fire in the rearview mirror, I changed my mind, and I just hoped it was okay. That wasn’t nice what I saw, and I’m just happy that he’s largely fine. It was a reminder that we were doing something dangerous. “

His team-mate Pierre Gasly admitted: “To be honest, it was terrible. At first I didn’t know what was going on. I saw the pictures and was shocked because in my generation I have never seen anything like it. It happened before, but it was really scary. When I saw him get out of the car I was just happy, but it was terrifying. Fortunately the halo worked, I sent him a text message during the interruption wishing him a speedy recovery. “

McLaren driver Carlos Sainz said: “It wasn’t easy, especially on the way to the pit lane when the red flag was waved. I saw the car burn and had no information on its condition. That was a very bad experience and the whole scene was amazing with the big fire. But thank God we saw Romain get out of the car, I was incredibly relieved. It was a reminder that we need to keep improving the safety of cars and the sport. And it was also proof that every time we step into these monsters, we risk our lives. That has to be respected. Today we saw that such accidents can still happen. “

Bahrain-GP, Sakhir

1. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, 1:34:01,829h
2. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, +1,254 sec
3. Alex Albon (T), Red Bull Racing, +8,005
4. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, +11,337
5. Carlos Sainz (E), McLaren, +11,787
6. Pierre Gasly (F), AlphaTauri, +11,942
7. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), Renault, +19.368
8. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Mercedes, +19,680
9. Esteban Ocon (F), Renault, +22,803
10. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, +1 Runde
11. Daniil Kvyat (RUS), AlphaTauri, +1 Runde
12. George Russell (GB), Williams, +1 Runde
13. Sebastian Vettel (D), Ferrari, +1 Rounds
14. Nicholas Latifi (CDN), Williams, +1 Runde
15. Kimi Räikkönen (FIN), Alfa Romeo, +1 round
16. Antonio Giovinazzi (I), Alfa Romeo, +1 round
17. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +1 Round
Out
Sergio Pérez (MEX), Racing Point, engine failure
Romain Grosjean (F), Haas, Crash
Lance Stroll (CDN), Racing Point, Crash

World Championship stand drivers after 15 of 17 races

driver
1. Hamilton 332 points
2. Bottas 201
3. Verstappen 189
4. Ricciardo 102
5. Pérez 100
6. Leclerc 98
7. Norris 86
8. Sainz 85
9. Albon 85
10. Gasly 71
11. Stroll 59
12. Ocon 42
13. Vettel 33
14. Kvyat 26
15. Nico Hülkenberg (D) 10
16. Räikkönen 4
17. Giovinazzi 4
18. Grosjean 2
19. Magnussen 1
20. Latifi 0
21. Russell 0

Brands
1. Mercedes 533
2. Red Bull Racing 274
3. McLaren 171
4. Racing Point 154
5. Renault 144
6. Ferrari 131
7. AlphaTauri 97
8. Alfa Romeo 8
9. Haas 3
10. Williams 0