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F1 bosses pledge full investigation into horror crash
Updated On: 01 December, 2020 07:14 AM IST | Sakhir (Bahrain) | AFP
Williams driver George Russell said: "Unbelievable. If the halo hadnt been there, things would have been completely differently. The way he walked away from the wreckage was unbelievable."
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Stewards and medics attend to Haas F1's French driver Romain Grosjean after a crash at the start of the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix at the Bahrain International Circuit. Pic/AFP
Formula One bosses promised a full investigation on Sunday into the failings exposed by Romain Grosjean's terrifying fireball crash in the opening lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix. As widespread praise for modern safety measures, led by race winner Lewis Hamilton, echoed around the paddock at Sakhir's Bahrain International Circuit, Formula One's managing director Ross Brawn said there had been unpredictable and worrying failures. But he joined many, including Grosjean, in paying tribute to the life-saving role played by the 'halo' safety device built around the cockpit of Grosjean's Haas car. "There will be a thorough investigation undertaken into the crash," he said.
"The fire is worrying. The split in the barrier is worrying and the barrier coming apart, but we can be happy with the safety of the car -- that got us through today, but things failed in an unpredictable way. "We haven't seen anything like that for a very long time, but the barrier splitting normally results in a fatality. "The 'halo' saved the day and it saved Romain. There was controversy in developing it initially, but there can't be any doubt now so hats off to those who pushed for the introduction." There was reluctance and some opposition to the idea of the halo when F1's former race director Charlie Whiting championed its value and introduction in 2018. "I wasn't for the halo some years ago but I think it's the greatest thing we brought to Formula 1 and without it I wouldn't be able to speak to you today," said Grosjean.
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