Formule 1-wereld reageert geschokt en opgelucht na horrorcrash Grosjean

Een crash die in de vorige eeuw waarschijnlijk het leven van de coureur had gekost. Zo kan de crash van Romain Grosjean worden omschreven aan het begin van de Grand Prix van Bahrein. Wonder boven wonder is de Fransman uit zijn auto gekropen, nadat hij een vangrail had geperforeerd en er een vlammenzee was ontstaan toen zijn auto in tweeën brak. Wereldwijd wordt er geschokt gereageerd op de crash en dankbaar dat de huidige veiligheidsmaatstaven zo hoog zijn dat de Haas-coureur slechts lichte verwondingen heeft overgehouden aan zijn megaklapper. Hieronder wat van de reacties op Twitter van collega's en andere (voormalig) coureurs.

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Thank you to Medical Car driver Alan van der Merwe, the circuit medical team and marshals for their quick thinking and actions in getting to Romain so soon after the accident 🙏 pic.twitter.com/hkUChcweeq — Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) November 29, 2020

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I'm so grateful Romain is safe. Wow... the risk we take is no joke, for those of you out there that forget that we put our life on the line for this sport and for what we love to do. Thankful to the FIA for the massive strides we've taken for Romain to walk away from that safely https://t.co/dG8AXmsbKN — Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) November 29, 2020

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Halo has just saved another life in F1. Horrifying scenes of the chassis inside the barrier. #BahrainGP #F1 — Kelvin van der Linde (@KelvinvdLinde) November 29, 2020

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Remember all the negativity about the halo. I was cynical about it too. But if you see where safety in F1 got us today: amazing. — Giedo van der Garde (@GvanderGarde) November 29, 2020

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Oh. My. God. @RGrosjean may be the luckiest man on the planet today. So so happy to see him get out of that car. He would not have escaped from that a few years ago. The @fia ’s work in the past 5 decades has saved his life. #Lucky — Karun Chandhok (@karunchandhok) November 29, 2020

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🚩 Red flag 🚩 We're back in the pits after a big crash. There's a round of applause in the pit lane for GRO who we're pleased to see is out of the car 👏 #BahrainGP 🇧🇭 pic.twitter.com/fzm6or72DY — Aston Martin Red Bull Racing (@redbullracing) November 29, 2020

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Oh. My. God. @RGrosjean may be the luckiest man on the planet today. So so happy to see him get out of that car. He would not have escaped from that a few years ago. The @fia ’s work in the past 5 decades has saved his life. #Lucky — Karun Chandhok (@karunchandhok) November 29, 2020

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Relieved to hear @RGrosjean is ok!! 🙌🙏It was scary..It’s a miracle he managed to go out so quickly!!🙏Wishing him a speedy recovery!! — Tatiana Calderon (@TataCalde) November 29, 2020

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What a horrific crash 💥🔥 @grosjeanromain is the luckiest man alive 🙏🏻💙 @ Bahrain International Circuit https://t.co/Lz8QqoMMtr — Robert Doornbos (@robertdoornboss) November 29, 2020

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Even wordt weer duidelijk dat autosport altijd gevaarlijk blijft, hoe veilig de auto’s ook zijn. Gelukkig is Grosjean okay. Zijn move was erg dwaas, maar dat doet er even niet toe. pic.twitter.com/DxLa2a0KiX — Rob van Gameren (@VanGamerenF1) November 29, 2020

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Wow, glad to see @RGrosjean is doing ok after this huge crash! 😱🙏🏼 Never seen anything like this! We’ve got to be grateful what a job the @fia is doing to make this sport as safe as possible 👍 https://t.co/AKa1no0bmD — Stoffel Vandoorne (@svandoorne) November 29, 2020

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Its time to say thank you @fia and all the safety people involved in designing safe cars, the HALO just saved Romain. Thank you @fia @JeanTodt — Antonio Felix da Costa (@afelixdacosta) November 29, 2020

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We wish Romain a speedy recovery and all the best for him and the whole team. https://t.co/eoUuBHp7Fy — Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN (@alfaromeoracing) November 29, 2020

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Thank you @fia for the safety standards on the F1 cars. And thanks god for that miracle. All the best @RGrosjean for a hopefully quick recovery! https://t.co/rHxUcvKMf4 — Nico Rosberg (@nico_rosberg) November 29, 2020

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A big thank you to the @fia and @F1 for constantly striving to make our sport as safe as possible, and to the @BAH_Int_Circuit safety team for their quick reactions. We’re so glad to see @RGrosjean walk away from that. 🧡 — McLaren (@McLarenF1) November 29, 2020

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We are so thankful Romain is okay following today’s crash. This is a moment to recognise the strides the @fia have made to always make our sport safer and to salute the unstinting bravery of the marshals and medical crew. #BahrainGP — Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) November 29, 2020