News Details
Vettel critical of barriers in Grosjean accident
Sebastian Vettel has criticised the role of the trackside Armco barriers in Romain Grosjean's massive accident at the start of Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, and was also unhappy with the media coverage in the immediate aftermath of the incident. Grosjean spun off after being clipped by Daniil Kvyat, and the impact with the barrier on the right hand side of the track ripped the car in two, spilling fuel which then ignited. Video footage of the scene once the fire had been extinguished showed that the Haas had punched a huge hole in between the guardrails. It means that Grosjean's life was almost certainly saved by the Halo cockpit protection system, as well as the driver safety cell. Read...
Full Story »
Full Story »
You May Also Be Interested In...
Bahrain GP: Grosjean fireball horror crash in pictures
Haas' Romain Grosjean escaped both a massive impact with the barriers and...
4y ago from F1i.com
McLaren 'massive ball of potential' just scratching...
Daniel Riccardo says he viewed McLaren's massive potential as just...
4y ago from F1i.com
Doctor's first thought was ‘where's the other...
Formula 1’s medical crew explained that the first thought upon arriving...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Vettel: ‘Barrier not supposed to fail like that'
Sebastian Vettel expressed relief at Romain Grosjean escaping a horrific...
4y ago from MotorsportWeek.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
MotoGP’s 2026 pre-season schedule is still up in the...
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
Pedro Acosta reveals how ‘disaster’ Saturday...
Pedro Acosta revealed “KTM is improving in every race” after taking...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Yamaha confirms its V4 will race at MotoGP San Marino...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez: ‘Not normal to win every weekend’...
Marc Marquez admits “it’s not normal to win every weekend” despite...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Chip Ganassi shuts down Alex Palou and Red Bull F1...
No description available...
9h ago from Motorsport.com
IndyCar partners with iRacing for standalone video...
The NTT IndyCar Series will feature in a new branded video game title,...
7h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Mother Nature helped, but Christian Rasmussen was the...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Winners and losers of IndyCar Snap-On Milwaukee Mile...
No description available...
1d ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
FIA launches tender process for new WRC promoter
No description available...
5d ago from Motorsport.com
Esteban Ocon's wild childhood dream: 'I wanted to buy...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
How drones will change the way you watch motorsport
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
'He's got ability where you just can't teach it' -...
Arsenal hero Theo Walcott has compared teenager Max Dowman to Barcelona...
15h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Kai Havertz ruled out of Arsenal and Germany games and...
t;li>Forward sustained knee injury at Manchester UnitedArsenal must...
18h ago from TheGuardian.com
“I’m not convinced anyway” - Emmanuel Petit...
Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit believes that it will be tough for Mikel...
18h ago from SportsKeeda.com
Report: Arsenal make enquiry for 18-year-old attacker...
Arsenal have been linked with the move for the Fluminense attacking...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com
Comments
Hottest News
Stella pinpoints 'the rate of progress' as McLaren's main...
On the back of an utterly dominant showing in the... Read More »
1h ago from F1Technical.net
Champion tipped for SHOCK Red Bull move
Red Bull are keen on signing a world champion... Read More »
11h ago from GPFans.com
Oscar Piastri details crucial ace Lando Norris lacks in F1...
The McLaren team-mates are battling for their... Read More »
17m ago from RacingNews365.com
