Haas race engineer Gary Gannon spoke exclusively to PlanetF1 about the moments after Romain Grosjean’s fiery crash in Bahrain. 

In the penultimate race of the 2021 season, Grosjean clipped the front wheel of Daniil Kvyat’s AlphaTauri before colliding with the barrier in the opening lap.

The Haas car split into two instantly and there was real concern for Grosjean’s life when it erupted into a fireball.

Remarkably, Grosjean was able to walk away with the help of FIA doctor Ian Roberts and made a full recovery with just burns on his hands.

The scene was the most shocking accident in a long time in the sport and no more so in the Haas garage where for, what would have felt like entirety, they were not sure if one of their drivers was alive or dead.