In Pictures: Bahrain 2020
"The halo saved my life" - Romain Grosjean
The most important news to emerge from the 16th Bahrain Grand Prix at the Sakhir circuit was that Romain Grosjean escaped with only minor injuries from a terrible accident in which his Haas went through a barrier and caught fire. The halo, the car’s survival cell, the speedy reaction from the marshals and the immediate intervention of the Medical Car crew all played their part as did the driver’s ability to emerge from the car unaided. The incident confirmed yet again the very high safety levels of current Formula 1 cars, which is mainly down to the efforts of the FIA.
After the accident, the Grand Prix became a rather long procession with not much action on track. At the end it was Lewis Hamilton winning his 95th F1 race, his fourth in Bahrain and eleventh of the 2020 season.