Romain Grosjean talks about Lifesaver Halo / Formula 1 SPEEDWEEK.COM

Romain Grosjean is in the BDF (Bahrain Defense Forces) military hospital in Manama, the capital of the Arab island state. He will stay in the hospital the night of November 30th – a precaution by the doctors. Apart from burns on both hands, the man from Geneva was unharmed in the terrible accident shortly after the start of the Bahrain GP.

Grosjeans Haas-Renner was torn in two in an impact of 50g, the Genevan luckily managed to wriggle out of the survival cell and escape the fireball.

He spoke to the Formula 1 fans from the sick bed: “Hello everyone, I just wanted to say that I’m okay.” Romain looks briefly at his thickly bound hands, then adds, “Well, more or less okay. Thank you for all your messages. “

“I wasn’t in favor of introducing the Halo headgear a few years ago, but this is the most fabulous thing we’ve brought into Formula One and without it I couldn’t speak to you now. I would like to thank all the medical staff, at the race track and here in the hospital. Hopefully I’ll be able to type messages again soon and keep you posted on how things are going. “

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