Romain Grosjean's Car Bursts Into Flames During F1 Crash

Romain Grosjean's car has burst into flames and 'ripped in half' during the Formula One at the Bahrain International Circuit.

The terrifying crash resulted in a red flag and the race as been suspended for at least 45 minutes.

Grosjean thankfully appeared to escape serious injury and was seen being helped out of the vehicle before receiving medical attention.

Haas F1 team boss Guenther Steiner confirmed the driver has suffered burns to his hands and ankles, but is otherwise OK, but as a precaution he will be transferred to hospital.

During the suspension, Lewis Hamilton - who is aiming for his 11th victory - tweeted to say that he's 'grateful' that Romain is safe.

He added: "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."

Taking to Twitter, one fan said: "This is the most insane crash I've ever seen. How Romain Grosjean was able to get out is incredible. His Haas car was cut in two."

Another added: "No matter who you are in the F1 community or what you think, EVERYONE is so so thankful that Romain's okay. That crash was so incredibly scary."

A third commented: "#BahrainGP today, someone was looking after Romain Grosjean!! Good to see him walk away and my respect to the engineers who gave him the crash cell - today you guys are the winners!"

Topics: SPORT, Entertainment, F1

Rebecca Shepherd

I'm Becky - a journalist at LADbible. I graduated with a First Class BA in Journalism before going on to cover criminal court cases, medical tribunals and breaking news for the national media - which inevitably and eventually became as glum as it sounds. Can often be found rocking a bag for life - which I made a 'thing' way before Rihanna. You can contact me at [email protected]

@RJShepherd94