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Romain Grosjean’s Bahrain Grand Prix crash described by Formula 1 doctors who helped save him
The Formula 1 medical car team who helped Romain Grosjean make a “miracle” escape from his fiery Bahrain Grand Prix crash have played down their heroics and said they would learn from it to do better if such a horrific accident happened again.
Key points:
- Doctors who raced to help Grosjean said the fire was like a “furnace”
- One doctor said Grosjean “did a fantastic job of extricating himself” from the burning car
- Ferrari star Sebastian Vettel said he wanted to know how such a dangerous crash occurred
Ian Roberts, a doctor for motorsport governing body FIA, rushed towards the blaze in an open-face helmet to help Grosjean clamber out of the inferno, but said the Frenchman had already done “a fantastic job of extricating himself”.
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