Romain Grosjean: I 'saw death coming' in Bahrain Grand Prix crash

[ASFN Admin]

Romain Grosjean has recalled the moment he clambered out of the fiery wreckage of his Formula One car in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix, admitting that he “saw death coming” but had to get out for the sake of his three children. In his first interview since his 137mph crash, the Frenchman added that he wanted to recover in time for next week’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Grosjean, 34, is out of contract at the end of this year. "I want to finish my story in F1 differently,” the Haas F1 driver told TF1 and LCI. “The Romain Grosjean before would never have said this but, if I do Abu Dhabi, I will be happy even if I finish 20th.” Grosjean escaped with minor burns despite spending around 28 seconds in an inferno after his car pierced a metal guard rail at the Sakhir circuit, broke into two parts and exploded into flames. The 34 year-old tweeted a picture of himself doing body squats beside his hospital bed on Tuesday, his hands still bandaged but otherwise looking fit and well.

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