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Romain Grosjean escaped the fire
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World champion Lewis Hamilton won the Bahrain Grand Prix.
But the British victory was a minor matter in view of the violent accident involving Haas driver Romain Grosjean.
Grosjean's car was caught in a big fireball after a crash, the 34-year-old was able to get out of the car largely unscathed, but had to go to hospital.
The press reviews on the Bahrain race.
Great Britain:
The Guardian:
Romain Grosjean, who climbed out of a blazing fireball and the twisted wreckage of his car, managed what could be described as a miracle escape at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
(...) The haunting, violent and horrific dimensions of the accident were hideous, and yet Grosjean remained relatively unscathed, a remarkable testimony to the tireless pursuit of safety in the sport. "
Daily Mail:
Lewis Hamilton strolled to the 11th win of the season at the action-packed Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.
(...) However, the race was marred by Romain Grosjean's terrible accident on the first lap, after which red flags were waved. "
»The Telegraph«:
»Romain Grosjean's accident inferno reminds us that death is only a second away«
FRANCE:
»Le Figaro«:
»The French driver had a terrible start to the race with an accident in which his car caught fire.
Amazingly, it is whole and unharmed.
Like a miracle."
»L'Équipe«:
»Lewis Hamilton's feeling of happiness has been torpedoed.
No smile as he got out of his single seater.
(...) It is not easy to look forward to a 95th Formula 1 victory, the eleventh of the current season, when a driver - Romain Grosjean - could have lost his life without an absolute miracle on the track. "
SPAIN:
»Marca«:
»The Halo, a Guardian Angel«
El Mundo Deportivo:
Hamilton won on the track, but the big winners in Bahrain were Grosjean and the entire F1 after the Frenchman survived a terrible accident. "
ITALY:
»Corriere dello Sport«:
»GP Bahrain, umpteenth Ferrari disappointment: Hamilton wins«
AUSTRIA:
“Courier”:
“Phoenix Romain Grosjean.
The French will rise from the flames on Sunday.
With minor injuries, the 34-year-old survived an accident that has not been seen in Formula 1 for years. "
SWITZERLAND:
»Blick«:
»The fact that Romain Grosjean got away with only minor injuries after his horror accident on the first of Advent can definitely be described as a miracle."
»Tages-Anzeiger«:
»Fire accident shocks Formula 1 - Hamilton wins in desert chaos«
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