On the occasion of the release of his autobiography co-written with his wife Marion (
La mort en face
, editions City), Romain Grosjean returned, in the program C à Vous, to his terrible accident which occurred during the Bahrain Grand Prix on November 29, 2020. Although he has told it many times in the media since, the story of those endless seconds spent in his car on fire is still strong.
I see death coming in front of me.
Romain Grosjean
“
I realize that everything around me is orange, an abnormal color. I realize that there is fire,
narrates the French pilot on the set of France 5
. One of the explanations that does not make sense today: why I did not pass out with such a violent impact? Why didn't I feel any heat and why didn't my lungs burn either? You have to know that the lungs can blister inside and if so, you can very well come out of a fire incident and twelve hours later be in a critical situation
”.
“
Those 26-27 seconds felt like a minute and a half to me. The thoughts I have had last for milliseconds. First tell me that it is not possible, that it cannot end like this, thinking of my career in Formula 1 then thinking of Niki Lauda who had a huge accident in F1 in 1976 and who had been burned too,
continues the man who now rides IndyCar in the United States.
The moment arrives when I see death coming in front of me and the gloves burning trying to extricate me. I can feel the burning hands
”. A true miracle worker, also saved by the Halo which today protects pilots during shocks, Romain Grosjean has found the strength to survive thanks to his relatives: "
my three children, they are the ones who saved me.
All the people say to me, "but what happened thank God".
I say "No. Thank you to my three children."
They are the ones who saved me.
Without them, I wouldn't be here.
"
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