Romain Grosjean reunited with F1 helmet that saved his life in 2020 Bahrain crash

Romain Grosjean has been reunited with the Formula 1 helmet that saved his life during his horrific crash at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix.

The French-Swiss driver suffered a serious crash on the first lap of the race at the Sakhir circuit. After contact with Daniil Kvyat, he hit a guardrail at high speed, splitting the car in half and was quickly engulfed in flames. Amazingly, Grosjean was able to crawl out of the wreckage after being trapped for 28 seconds. After the impact of 67G, although law enforcement officers helped pull him away from the hot and damaged chassis, he was still keen to walk on his own to show his family watching on the screen that he was okay.

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The 39-year-old suffered burns to his hands and ankles and later underwent surgery. In addition to the helmet, the halo is also credited with saving his life.

“November 29, 2020 After 5 years I put on a race helmet again,” he wrote on Instagram. “I don’t know if I’m ready to watch it but my kids really want to know how I got so well protected in a fire and what happened that night.

“I will forever be grateful to @bellracinghq and @alpinestars for protecting me so well in that moment.
Life passes and we forget, but this reminds me that we should make the most of each day we live. “

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