Romain Grosjean’s fiery crash on the Bahrain Grand Prix registered a peak power equal to 67Gs, the FIA’s investigation into the accident discovered.
Motor racing’s governing physique has published its full report on the accident and the areas of security it should enhance. Grosjean miraculously escaped after his Haas automobile hit a barrier, break up aside and caught hearth.
The investigation decided Grosjean hit the barrier at 192 kmh at a estimated yaw of twenty-two levels.
The French driver spent 27 seconds contained in the automobile. He has already described the terrifying experience and the way he was satisfied he was going to die.
Explaining the way in which the automobile was capable of break up in two and catch hearth, the report stated: “The automobile suffered in depth harm in the course of the impression together with separation of the facility practice meeting from the survival cell.
“The gas tank inspection hatch on the left-hand aspect of the chassis was dislodged and the engine gas provide connection was torn from the gas tank ‘security bladder’; each offering major paths for the escape of gas from the tank.
“The motive force security tools together with helmet, HANS and security harness in addition to the survival cell, seat, headrest and Halo frontal cockpit safety carried out in line with their specs in defending the motive force’s survival house and managing the forces utilized to the motive force in the course of the impression.
“The excessive voltage Power Restoration System (ERS) battery was considerably broken, with some components of the ERS battery meeting remaining with the powertrain and others remaining connected to the survival cell.
“Hearth was ignited in the course of the last moments of the barrier impression, ranging from the rear of the survival cell and progressing forwards in the direction of the motive force as the fireplace grew.”
“The resting place of the survival cell, relative to the higher rail of the barrier considerably restricted the trail for driver egress. Attributable to harm to the survival cell and a lot of elements inside the cockpit atmosphere, Romain Grosjean’s left foot was initially trapped because the automobile got here to relaxation.
“The motive force was capable of free his foot by withdrawing it from his racing boot leaving the boot within the entrapped place within the automobile after which moved each the dislodged headrest and steering wheel to egress the automobile.”
The FIA has dedicated to an inventory of security priorities within the wake of the accident. The governing physique is constant to judge the survival cell of vehicles, in addition to rear view mirrors and headrest meeting, given the way in which Grosjean struggled to right away free himself from the cockpit.
The failure modes of the facility unit mounting can even be investigated.
Grosjean sustained burns to his arms however is signed as much as race in IndyCar for Dale Coyne this 12 months.
The report stated the medical automobile arrived on the scene inside 11 seconds of the accident. This response time was achieved partly because of the reality the security automobile driver took a brief reduce throughout Flip 1.