And part of the rear bulkhead of the cell has been ripped off and stayed on the engine (left hand), exposing the fuel bagBlackout wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 20:54The left hand fuel hatch is completely open... could explain the big fireCuky wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 16:57Well, the survival cell thankfully did its job as designed
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I thought he had broken ribs? At least a post earlier on in the thread claimed so.Wouter wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 22:06I am so glad he survived! Nothing broken but many burns.
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From HAAS Instagram:hUirEYExbN wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 23:01I thought he had broken ribs? At least a post earlier on in the thread claimed so.Wouter wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 22:06I am so glad he survived! Nothing broken but many burns.
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All X-rays performed on Grosjean came back clear of fractures.
Updates will be given when further information is available. #HaasF1
I don't think there was more than 1 liter of fuel that burned from the fuel cell.ENGINE TUNER wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 20:36Oil and water/coolant
The fuel cell is part of the "chassis" that is what lit off
You have the right to think whatever you want, but the reality is that the fuel is what caused that huge fire. Furthermore the cars have the capability of carrying 110kg of fuel on board, and this was the start of a high consumption race and so would therefore be carrying close to that amount of fuel onboard, not 100L as you claim.DRCorsa wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 23:08I don't think there was more than 1 liter of fuel that burned from the fuel cell.ENGINE TUNER wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 20:36Oil and water/coolant
The fuel cell is part of the "chassis" that is what lit off
Fuel tank had something like 100lts. It would have been a total disaster.
It did break at the engine mountssmellybeard wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 21:57Look at the direction the tub is pointing and think of the direction it was traveling in. It hit and the front embedded flinging the back around 180º. It broke because of the bending loads but it might have broken where it did - rather than at the engine mounts - because of the post.Just_a_fan wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 21:17I wonder if the car was cut in half by one of the stanchions. Hitting it in just the right place caused the rrar of the tub to shear off.
I had the same thought. Although Berger was not conscious after the crash due to the high impact. Grosjean’s impact was probably a bit less severe at its peak because of the “breaking trough to the other side”.fritticaldi wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 23:11For the older fans , this reminded me of the Gerhard Berger crash in the Ferrari at the 1989 San Marino GP. The safety personnel of the CEA that day extinguished the fire in 23 seconds. Just like GrosJean , Berger also suffered burns to his hands.
Purely for visual impact it’s the worst F1 accident since Berger’s fiery crash at Imola Tamburello 1989.siskue2005 wrote: ↑29 Nov 2020, 21:50In 20 years of watching F1, i have never seen anything like that
Romain was so lucky he could get out himself out of the car, otherwise I don't think anyone could have gone near the car