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Brawn hails the once-criticised halo that has now "saved Romain"

Ross Brawn has hailed the halo as critical in saving the life of Romain Grosjean in the Bahrain Grand Prix. Grosjean miraculously survived after his Haas split in two and immediately erupted on fire, with the Frenchman airlifted to hospital suffering from minor burns to his hands and ankles, and suspected broken ribs. Article continues under video Formula 1's managing director motorsports Brawn has naturally declared there will now be "a deep analysis" of the horrific accident. Brawn, however, has made clear that without the halo then it is almost certain Grosjean would have been killed. "Barriers splitting was a classic problem many years ago, and normally it resulted in a...
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