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Romain Grosjean will finally get back behind the wheel of a F1 car almost five years after his fireball crash in Bahrain
Romain Grosjean, who survived a fiery crash in Bahrain almost five years ago, will return to drive a Formula 1 car at Mugello on Friday as part of Haas’s Testing of Previous Cars programme.
Grosjean’s Haas stint ended prematurely in 2020 after the Bahrain Grand Prix crash, causing burns to his hands and ruling him out of the remaining races.
Despite moving to IndyCar for 2021, Grosjean will reunite with his former team for the F1 test, expressing gratitude for the opportunity.
The test will include Grosjean using a special helmet designed by his children, as he gears up to meet his former crew members, including his ex-race engineer Ayao Komatsu.
Haas initiated the TPC programme this year, allowing Grosjean and other drivers like Kamui Kobayashi and Kazuki Nakajima to participate in tests with the team’s cars.
