√Burnt and broken Formula One car from fiery crash to be displayed

The car which was involved in one of the most terrifying Formula One crashes caught on camera – that saw its driver Romain Grosjean walk away – will form a part of a new exhibition in Spain.

The remains of a Formula One car which was destroyed in a fiery crash in 2020 – one of the most horrific incidents in the modern era of the sport – is due to be displayed at an exhibition in Madrid next month.

A few corners into the 2020 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix, Romain Grosjean’s Haas F1 car was clipped by another competitor and sent into a metal barrier at more than 220km/h.

Grosjean’s car split in half, erupting into a fireball while the Frenchman was trapped inside, wedged between the cockpit and the barrier he had passed through.

While the international TV broadcast quickly cut away from filming the crash – fearing the worst outcome – multiple cameras remained focused on Grosjean and his destroyed car, capturing the aftermath of the impact.

Miraculously, Grosjean was able to escape a handful of seconds later with relatively minor burns to his hands and ankles – with his survival of the 67G impact attributed to the ‘halo’ head protection device which has been mandatory on all Formula One cars since 2018.

To give Formula One fans a better insight into how Grosjean survived the fiery crash and the aftermath of the incident, the burnt and broken Haas chassis will be displayed in one of the rooms at the upcoming ‘Formula One Exhibition’ in Madrid, Spain.

Displayed for the first time in history…
What remains of @RGrosjean's @HaasF1Team VF-20.

Exclusively at #F1TheExhibition in Madrid from March 2023.

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— F1 Exhibition (@F1Exhibition) February 21, 2023

Due to open on 24 March 2023, the exhibition’s main attraction will be located in the ‘Survival room’, which also includes Grosjean’s burnt helmet and previously unseen footage of the crash.

As previously reported, season five of ‘Drive to Survive’ – the hit series which films behind the scenes of the Formula One championship – will be available to watch on Netflix in Australia this weekend, providing a look back at the 2022 season just weeks before the first race of the 2023 season kicks off next month.

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