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F1 attended on Sunday, between disbelief and relief, something of a miracle in Bahrain.

He managed to save his life after a terrifying collision with the barriers, at more than 200 km / h.

According to a spokesman for the International Federation (FIA), 53G were reached at the time of impact.

In other words, his car no longer weighed 745 kilos, but 40 tons.

Instantly, the vehicle was torn in two.

Only the halo protection, the safety device introduced in 2018, kept his head from bursting against metal.

After passing through the three longitudinal structures of the fence, the French pilot was trapped in a fireball for 27 agonizing seconds, where his fire-retardant suit had to withstand temperatures above 800ºC.

And thanks to the immediate intervention of the medicalized car and the stewards, the last link in the chain of the miracle, the tragedy at the Sakhir circuit was prevented.

Ian Roberts

, the F1 medical delegate, was the first to approach the area of ​​the accident with the fire extinguisher, just out of Turn 3. At his side,

, the driver of the medicalized car, had the blood cold to give the relevant orders to the commissars.

"The first thing I told him was to sit down.

He was shivering and the visor on his helmet had melted.

He told me that only his left foot and hands ached, ”said Roberts, with unprecedented poise.

Grosjean was immediately transferred to the circuit medical center and from there, by helicopter, to BDF Hospital in Manama, where it was confirmed that he did not suffer any serious injuries.

Just a bruise on the ribs.

Brawn's Restlessness

However, the joy for the good fortune of the French pilot was mixed with a cloud of questions.

“Fire and broken barriers are two worrying topics.

Some factors failed in an unpredictable way, ”admitted

, F1 sporting director.

Suspicions remain about how the structure that wrapped the Haas fuel tank, made of

and resistant to bullets,

could have failed

.

Nor are there any excess of certainties about the resistance of the fence, of the Armco brand.

The only obvious thing, as Brawn detailed, is that the halo was crucial for Grosjean.

Paradoxically, as president of the pilots association (GPDA), the Frenchman had publicly rejected the introduction of a device that has ended up saving his life.

A system that, had it been introduced years ago, could also have prevented the deaths of

or

.

Hours later, Grosjean posted a video on his social networks from the hospital, in which he appeared with both hands bandaged.

"I'm fine.

Well, pretty good! ”Says the Frenchman.

“A few years ago I was not in favor of the halo, but it is the best thing that we have introduced in F1.

Without him I couldn't talk to you today.

Thanks to all the medical staff, both on the track and in the hospital.

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