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Shocking pics show remains of F1 star Romain Grosjean’s car from dramatic Bahrain GP crash as it goes in exhibition | The Sun
THE charred remains of Romain Grosjean's Haas F1 car from the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix are being put on display for the very first time.
The Frenchman cheated death when he hit a barrier at 120mph, ripping his car in two before it caught on fire.
Grosjean somehow clambered out of the inferno, suffering burns on his hands and ankle having been trapped for 28 seconds.
The wrecked car has been kept under wraps for three years but has now been released to the public to see at the F1 Exhibition in Madrid.
Grosjean, who now races in IndyCar in the United States, said: "From my point of view, it was a big accident but I didn't realise the impact or how violent it was from the outside.
"It was only the next day when I asked someone to show me what it looked like that I realised.
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"My wife was actually watching that race with my dad and my kids. They will remember that moment their entire life.
"They were just spectators waiting to hear something… waiting to see something from Bahrain.
"I had to break the headrest, punching it with my helmet and then I eventually managed to get my helmet through and stand up in the seat.
"I realised my left foot was stuck into the chassis and I pulled as hard as I could on my left leg. My shoe stayed in the chassis but my foot came loose so I was free to exit the car.
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