A Formula 1 driver managed a miraculous escape from a horror crash during a race on Sunday.
Frenchman Romain Grosjean will be counting his lucky stars after his car went up in flames during the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Team Haas driver swerved into the crash barriers after just two turns of Sunday's race and found himself engulfed in a fireball.
The remains of his car would suggest he suffered serious injuries, but somehow Grosjean will just be spending a night in hospital. He's currently being treated for burns to his hands as a result of the fire that broke out.
Grosjean managed to escape from the flames with some help from marshals and medical officers. Formula 1 officials are carrying out an investigation into the crash.
Speaking from his hospital bed, the Frenchman said "Just wanted to say I am okay.. sort of okay. Thanks to all the medical staff at the circuit and at the hospital."
Sky Formula 1 correspondent Martin Brundle claimed it was a "miracle he survived".
Watch the horrific crash below:
Absolutely insane crash in the Formula 1 ? Incredible that @RGrosjean just walked away from it! #BahrainGP
— Cameron Brodie (@_Cameron_Brodie) November 29, 2020
We are so thankful that Romain Grosjean was able to walk away from this. We did not need a reminder of the bravery and brilliance of our drivers, marshals, and medical teams, nor of the advances in safety in our sport, but we truly got one today#BahrainGP ?? #F1 pic.twitter.com/z8OeTU5Nem
— Formula 1 (@F1) November 29, 2020
