Romain Grosjean returns to F1 car – five years on from fireball crash in Bahrain
F1 driver returns to the sport half a decade after horrifying fireball crash
- Romain Grosjean is set to return to a Formula One car on Friday, five years after his horrific 67G crash at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix.
- The French driver, who miraculously survived the fiery incident, will participate in a test event for the Haas F1 team at the Mugello Circuit in Italy.
- Grosjean will drive the 2023 Haas car, the VF-23, as part of the team’s TPC (Testing of Previous Cars) programme.
- He will wear a helmet designed by his children, which was originally intended for his final Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi in 2020 but he was unable to use due to injuries.
- Current Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu will be present, and F1 broadcaster James Hinchcliffe will also drive the VF-23 for an F1TV feature.