Haas expects Romain Grosjean to stay in hospital until Tuesday
November 30, 2020 5:13:15 pm
Haas’ Romain Grosjean is placed into an ambulance after crashing out of the Bahrain GP. (Reuters)
French driver Romain Grosjean is expected to stay in hospital until Tuesday after his fiery Bahrain Grand Prix crash, his Haas team said.
The 34-year-old suffered burns to the back of his hands in Sunday’s shocking accident at Sakhir, with his car splitting in two and bursting into a ball of flame after penetrating a steel barrier.
Haas said in a statement that team principal Guenther Steiner had visited Grosjean at the Bahrain Defence Force hospital on Monday.
It added that treatment was going well and “it is anticipated he will be discharged from the care of the hospital on Tuesday”.
There was no word on whether Grosjean would be able to race this weekend when the Bahrain circuit hosts the Sakhir Grand Prix, second of a Middle Eastern triple-header that ends in Abu Dhabi the following weekend.
Miami-born Brazilian Pietro Fittipaldi, a grandson of twice world champion and double Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson, is one of the team’s official reserve drivers along with Swiss F2 racer Louis Deletraz.
