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F1 medical delegate: Only a small window to help Grosjean

Rescuers had only a small window of opportunity to aid Romain Grosjean’s miraculous escape from a fiery crash on the opening lap of Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix, Formula 1 deputy medical delegate Ian Roberts said. The French driver’s Haas was torn in half and engulfed in flames as it speared through protective barriers immediately after the start, following contact with the AlphaTauri of Daniil Kvyat. “It looked like an oven,” Roberts, who was seen rushing towards the blaze, wearing an open-face helmet, told reporters. “It was red with flame and you could see him trying to get himself out and he was gradually getting himself further and further out.” Roberts, who is also the...
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