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EXCLUSIVE! Romain Grosjean reveals how he escaped horrific fireball crash
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In his first English speaking TV interview, Romain Grosjean explains to Sky F1's Martin Brundle how he managed to miraculously escape his horrific crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Grosjean suffered burns to his hands, but hopes to return to his Team Haas car for the final race of the F1 season in Abu Dhabi.
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Literally the first driver ever to have a crash that bad and be able to talk about it a week later with a smile on his face.
A week later? He posted an update that night in the hospital 🤣 F1's safety is second to none for this exact reason. To survive a full 28 seconds fully engulfed in flames, relax and think about your own death, still escape and all he has are 2nd degree burns on his hands is astonishing. 🤣
The fact he is smiling and laughing about it is remarkable. His composure throughout the whole situation is incredible. I have nothing but the utmost respect for Romain
Dude was doing squats the next day
@@TheFutureDrifter That's half a laptime this week.
I honestly think Gerhard Berger crash at Tamburello in 1989 was very much the same as this one or even worst considering there was no halo nor any other safety improvements at that period. I remember watching the race on TV and thinking....Oh Lord.... I think he's dead....God help him.
This is the type of stuff I would want TH-cam to recommend in 8 years.
See you in 8 years!
Ferrari Social Media Team: WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN!!
TH-cam sure took note of that for you😂
See you in 8 years
@@BriefingData I’m here to join the 8 year reunion party train
Grosjean really had a "this is fine" moment like that dog.
His body literally gave up on itself. Funny at first, like he said, but incredibly terrifying
I've been in a situation where I thought I was already dead- I crashed a motorcycle and slid across traffic, I was sure i got ran over because I was looking at a headlight while rolling and then came to a stop in a ditch, but it was a nice ditch (lol) tall grass, soft dirt etc. And it was a beautiful day.. I remember looking at the sky trying to decide if I was dying or already dead, because I couldn't feel anything. The way to describe the sensation is that I was at absolute peace.
Then I heard someone running up to me and they yelled "are you okay?!?!" Which triggered an "inventory" of what hurts? everything!
Then fight or flight happened and it was just an adrenaline rush that had me jumping around (on a broken foot) and super hyped up lol..
But for a brief moment in my life, I thought I was dead & 18 year old me was totally cool with it.
The Notorious Flip liar
@@Ares28_ moron
@@thenotoriousflip4275 Wow, I'm glad you are here to tell us the story man.
The fact that he said his muscles relaxed & he was at peace & had accepted death was chilling! The composure shown in that situation is no joke! The fact that he tried to get out 3 times only to be stopped by something & recompose himself to go again is outstanding! Hats off to Roman.
That something was part of the barrier?
You can do nothing but embrace death like a friend you havent seen in a long time. We are all heading in deaths direction, so just embrace it.
It really takes some guts to think that way. It's hard to explain. Hundreds of thoughts goes to ones mind and you get to decide if to die or fight for your life. He decided he wanted to live and he knew that not being calm wouldnt help him so he fud what he thought was correct.
Lies again? Wreckless Drive
@@NazriB :/
The fact that at one point he says : my muscles relaxed and i got a little smile on my face and accepted that i was going to die
Gave me goosebumps
I mean F1 drivers have to admit the fact that they might die in a race without any signs
F1 is a very dangerous job
I think we're afraid of dying but if you think you really are going to die, no way out, you start to accept it and start to relax. Must be a crazy feeling to experience.
This thing is documented when animals get eaten alive. They at some point accept the death and go in a kind of "coma"
That moment of clarity is probably what saved his life, being relaxed with no panic to then be able to think properly and coherent to attempt another escape. Soo much credit to all the advances in safety that this sport has achieved in the past few years. Can't wait to see him back in the car racing again.
"Death was right there in front of me... And I named him Benoit"
Is comment of the year lmao
Chris Benoit
And then he called it burn-oit 😃
@@chanux o no
There will be no newborns named Benoit in the near future in France, LOL.
C'est arrivé près de chez vous
"Steering wheel was gone that's one less concern." What a legend.
it's the "talk to me normally" that took me out
True Legend
This is what you learn from this whole story:
1. What gave him the motivation to attempt to escape was thinking about his family. This proves that having people around you who love you is often the reason why you keep living. You fight for them.
2. The suit and the helmet he was wearing saved his life. Credits go to the scientists who invented such suits and helmets. Without them, he would have died painfullt in the first seconds.
3. And of course the cage of the car, even if the car was broken into two pieces .. science and dedication again.
Great respect.
4. Above all of these, it is the GOD who created the universe, who is the owner of everything, it is he who saved him ! what we call LUCK.
@@muhammadshahinalam why God make him crash then?
God did NOTHING as he isn't real. It was purely safety equipment and luck not some imaginary friend in the sky
@@XtremeGTI god didn’t make him crash?
@@catherinewindow6157 if god has nothing to do with it neither did luck. Those are entirely the same thing.
I must admit I never thought that my favourite F1 moment of 2020 would be a Romain Grosjean interview.
I still can't believe that's the same guy who climbed that barrier ... he even jokes about it ... he's a hell of a Man!
*a Romain Grosjean interview about his near death experience.
Me too LOL
@@FoxGoalie that sounds more believable lol. love the guy, glad he is ok!
@@thatfunnykekguy6377
A man that had such an emotional and physical experience face to face with death can laugh about everything after that
“Which part is gonna burn first? Will it hurt?”
😳 jeeesus christ that’s haunting
That was surely damn traumatizing experience.
Bro I got chills when he said that
Took me to the verge of tears watching that bit
Yeah idk why people are making him explain that horrifying experience at the first place.
God bless that he's okay
@@teethntoothbrush Exactly, that's why stuff like therapy is a thing, and therapy means something different for everyone, depending on how they cope with their feelings and emotions. For example, my therapy is songwriting... and I definitely feel like I need to write a song to get this outta my system... one week on and I'm still thinking about the accident, and thinking about the part where he accepted that he was gonna die 😧
Happy he's okay. The part about him calling his wife mosquito and telling her "I'm here mosquito" and her crying almost made me cry. He didn't wanna go out and his career end but ultimately accepted his fate _until_ he thought about his children and that they need him. That's what made him pull himself out of the fire. I think that's beautiful and I respect that. Almost poetic really.
A man might be willing to accept death, but not a father
Can someone explain why of all things he called his wife a mosquito?
@@chinwyian She's got freakishly long yet skinny legs and runs around on all 4's.
@@edwardseverinsen5598 And sucks his blood
@@chinwyian jokes aside, when it comes to pet names, french doesn't really care for meaning if the word in itself sounds cute enough. One of the most common pet names for a lover or a child is "ma puce", meaning "my flea"... In the case of mosquito, "moustique" in french, "mous" is a very soft syllable , and "tique" has a playful edge to it, so the overall word sounds cute
4:10 "Mosquito, Im here!"
That melted my heart
Cut it out lol
Romain: Tells us a story how he escaped death.
Also Romain: "I call my wife mosquito."
What a buzz
Probably cause she's annoying
Blood sucker joke.
Hahahahahahahahaha
@@jedi77palmer like all wives
He came to terms with his potential death, and still found the strength to get out. What a lad.
well... yeah... any normal human is going to naturally avoid injury/death at all cost.. you would be amazed what you can do.. when a immediate threat of life is imminent... Fight or Flight
@@xCmOn3yx777 In this case it was fight *and* flight.
adrenaline.
"That scary moment"
"I sit back with peace & smile thinking I'll be dead"
Man gave me chills❄️
I broke my neck almost about 7 years ago because a tree landed on my head and I fully understood what he was saying. Once you realize it might be over and you have no choice everything just kinda mellows out. You just give in and wait for death.
"What do we say to the god of death?"
"Salut Benoît!"
Yeah! «Benoit you, grimm reeper!».
You called?
By the way, 8850 is me, standing on top of Everest.
In the death zone.
@@benoit8850 account made 9 years ago. Nice
@@eyedicegmr3 I was summoned 😆
when he said: "I've to do it for my childrens". Really hits me.
And a mosquito
It's this that drives us racer's to keep going,because our children make life worth living and perform incredible acts like this!!
🙏🙏🙏
His children safe his life....
His kids were an after thought, Sunsets and Nicky Lauder were first.
This entire story took place within 28 seconds. It's unbelievable how many thoughts went through his mind and how many decisions he made in that short amount of time. Truly amazing. I'm so happy that we didn't lose him that day.
Stuff like that is the reason we still don't really understand the human brain, even with all the advancements we've made. Add some adrenaline in there....shit's wild.
And and the fact that he just went through 53 g's of deceleration.
That is truly impressive. I can't even open my eyes in 28 seconds in the morning.
That’s definitely true. Had the same situations while in a bucket truck. Thought that it was over and you seriously think of everything that you’ve ever thought or done in life and your then you think of those you love most. Our fire was about as long or just short of Romain’s 28 seconds. And like him, if it wasn’t for the training it would have been over.
@@Killerpixel11 "we still don't really understand the human brain" Nonsense. It's perfectly explainable. When a human is in a life-or-death situation the body pumps an insane amount of adrenalin into your blood stream and the brain shuts down all other senses and perception except for the fast thinking which is needed to survive a dangerous situation. They have studied this for decades now. The survivors all say the same. They noticed how their mind becomes incredibly streamlined and ignores all the stimuli which they would normally perceive. This is also how they don't feel fear because all those emotions are supressed under the adrenalin. It's simple, if the brain was a computer which runs 60-70 processes then the life-or-death situation shuts down everything except for those life-saving 5-6 processes. Hence all energy and the human brain is focused on fast thinking to survive.
we still don't really understand the human brain" Speak for yourself, never "we". Have you gone to med school? Then what do you know about neurology and the human brain?
20 seconds...
Everything he is telling us happened in just about 20 seconds...
And he can remember it so clearly too
That’s how the brain works when your in a high stress situation
He was so focused on racing and that same concentration probably made him remember the accident in this detail
These things will unfortunately remain etched in his mind. I would like to be wrong, but a simple night will suffice when he doesn't rest well for whatever reason, and those moments will invariably come back as a nightmare. Unconscious is an ugly beast out of control.
The only medicine is to keep running, to accumulate new good memories and new positive experiences, and with these bury those 28 seconds.
If your brain doesn't damaged, this near death experience is hard to forget..
28 seconds... even worse
The only driver in the history of racing to basically experience death in a fiery crash and be able to talk about it. Makes you understand what many others went through who did not make it out alive.
Niki Lauda...
Was never really a Grosjean fan, but I can't watch and listen to this incident without massive respect for that man, and even some happy tears. So glad he's alright.
Respect for nearly killing others too? Real smart lol Having said that so pleased he got out okay.
@@MagicAyrtonforever To play devils advocate - assuming he is aware of his dangerous driving and does do it intentionally, maybe he will think twice about it now having such a close personal brush with death. Agree with both comments though, always disliked Grosjean but I am happy he got himself out of there
@@MagicAyrtonforever worst he doesn't seem to be aware what he did was absolutely unforgivable and talks about racing in f1 again. Dude should be disqualified for very long time. Glad that he's okay though nevertheless I'm happy ho won't be racing again. One of the most dangerous drivers ever.
@@lukaswildner8040 I don't know, if you look at the break down of the crash Kvyat was in a blind spot and slow traffic in front was bunched up so this could have happened to anyone
Well said bro. Feel exactly the same
He makes it sound like he was sat in that car for 5 minutes, even though it was only about 20 seconds. His mind must of been going so fast!
That's with the adrenaline kicking in
when your used to driving at 300KPH regularly, your mind MUST THINK FAST.
.
i doubt there would be much more adrenalin released just because of the crash.
Tauma is a hell of a drug.
28 sec plus adrenaline
@@amandagardner565 survival instinct would of kicked in
I had a near death experience as a kid while diving and I went thru the exact same emotions he describes. First there’s this insane panic as you realize you might be dead, and then when you’ve confirmed you are there’s the strangest calm that washes over you as you accept it. Most bizarre moment of my life going from the most scared ever, to most calm in an instant.
Wanna hear your story now
thats cause the brain can't understand death, so it just shuts down
@@paulschwartze8924 Paul just knows these things 😉
It's said that we release a decent amount of dmt two times in our lifes. Once when we are born and second when we die. I'm just guessing here but that might be you are releasing dmt. I've had internal bleeding and almost died. On the way to hospital i was in and out of consciousness and i could feel and hear everyone was panicing yet i was so calm, i could see outside of the car as in movies as in bright light almost blinding me. It was not like a spiritual bright light, i guess my pupils were getting bigger or something but it was also giving me peace. I didn't think i was dying tho, i guess that calm feeling came before i ever realised i might be dying. So anyway excuse my english, it's not my first language and you might wanna search on dmt. I'm pretty sure that's what was happening to me.
I also had an experience like that where i came to terms with dying, i was 27 had a wife and 2 little girls, i fought it and fought it than i was as calm as can be knowing my fate, next thing i remember was waking up in hospital, it was surreal.
The fact that he escaped with only some minor injuries really shows you how much safety is a priority in this sport. The cockpit halo saved him from decapitation by impact and his suit saved him from burning alive.
Guy sits inside a ball of fire *Relaxes muscles* and gives death a name "Benoit"
I'm so happy he survived ❤️
i looked up it google translate it means blessed from french to english
@@one_guy2028 actually "béni" or "bénie" translates to blessed while Benoit is a proper noun in french
@@one_guy2028 most French ppl don't know that
@@lamazovkymmichel4240 yeah but he's right, it's the etymology of the name. 99% French ppl don't know tho, Romain probably doesn't either.
@@lamazovkymmichel4240 I used google translate so don’t get mad at me
“its so orange, is that sunset?” thats unreal. This man is legend, once his kids appeared to him, when it was time to get out the car. So glad hes ok and smiling!! 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
For sure he was confused after several G's suffered from the impact
Steeler nation
Steeler nation is EVERYWHERE!
When he said his muscles relaxed, had a little smile on his face and started to accept the fact he's a dead man... I felt tears coming out. I cannot imagine what he went through. I never heard of him, I don't follow F1 at all, but I'm happy he's alive and well. That kind of horror to go through... I probably would avoid driving an F1 car again.
28 seconds that seemed like 5 lifetimes watching it, i cant imagine how he felt. amazing how safety has improved and the guiding hand that helped him survive.
Absolutely astonishing, incredible to watch and hear.
Very emotional
@@WhatHistoryShorts You sad pathetic loser
@@WhatHistoryShorts dude...
shhut i'm listening ^^
it still gives me goosebumps. very astonishing. good man. good he made it!!
*Grosjean: explains second by second what happened*
*What stays in my head: he calls his wife mosquito 😂*
that's so sweet
Now I wonder why he called her mosquito, is she annoying or is she really petite?
@@manuelvpr Or she can suck like the best....
We don't know
@@manuelvpr because maybe she is the reason he loses his sleep at night
I box...they call me mosquito in the gym since I was a teenager lol. I like to think its because I send everyone home with red bruises but it's most probably because I don't hit the hardest but noone can get rid of me xD
A parent will do anything for their children, including evading death when its right in front of them. From now on every Roman smile brings unrivaled joy to my heart. So happy for him and his family.
Anyone come back here again after his pole and 2nd place finish in IndyCar? Romain is such a class and inspiration.
Whenever his driving career is over I think Romain could be an incredible storyteller, that was agonizingly captivating.
In F1 it indeed ended
I want a biography from him and children’s books. He’s a teddy bear of a human, he can put anyone to peace with his speech.
True that
He'll probably end up as a presenter in TV, like Ralf Schumacher or David Coulthard
I don't think it's possible for anyone's story to _not_ be captivating if they've had such a close brush with death
Say what you want about his driving, this guy was cool and composed under immense pressure.
He’s a dangerous driver.
@@leroybanging2687 Dangerous drivers still don't deserve to die in that way mate.
@@l.1244 kvyat was in a blind spot
@@l.1244 clearly you have never been in a race car before. Stupid comment
facts this man literally stared death in the face and remained calm
What do we call a person who survived near death?
We call him Romain Grosjean ❤️
I've survived near death as well.
Nah he survived death
he already survived hell fire.
@@TheMrCC21 I would like to hear your story
It’s not even close to hell fire not even close
To think that his body and brain was accepting his death so easily and that he thought what will burn first....god it's so chilling. Glad he did not gave up in the end and fought for his life. He is truly a tough guy, not everyone could survive that and talk about it with a smile. Glad he was ok
I like to believe that Niki was looking at him during those seconds, giving him the strength to get out of the car.
"Cmon, sonny. I got out of a burning wreck to live forty more years. No quittin' now."
I like to think that's how he would have sounded.
"Are you nuts? Get out of the bloody car!"
Or Jules. I died to save you today. Get out that f****** car
I can almost hear Niki's voice.
"Why are you relaxing? Get out of the car you idiot!"
Dont I why I've reread your comment so many times, it gives me goosebumps.
"Can't be my last race"
-Romain Grosjean (2020)
big chance that it was his last race :(
@@julrudbor In F1 maybe, I’m sure its not his last.
@Cos we really do hope so
What a reception he’ll get when he returns 👏🏻
@Cos yeah he’s still one of the worlds top drivers. This will probably be his last contract in f1.
You got to admire this guy’s bravery. What a legend.
*Best moment in sports for decades seeing him emerge from that inferno.* Glad he gets to go back home to his wife and kids who, like many of us watching live, thought he wouldn't. How he wasn't knocked unconscious by the impact is beyond me...
I beleve that if he had gotten sideways first he would not have made it. Its the nose that got the inpact first and then turned the car around sideways in.
The fact that he almost gave up
And fought against his own mind was amazing
there is a lesson to be learned there
@@lindsey9460 Juan
@@lindsey9460 for sure
Very inspirational
Could be similar feeling when freezing to death. Before death, you feel very hot and start to remove your clothes to cool yourself down even though you are actually freezing to death.
this man had the worst crash i have seen in my 17 years of life it is a miracle he is still alive!
I'm 28 but feeling the same
And these are safest generation of cars
I'm 38 and struggle to think of a worse crash. Certainly not one that the driver survived.
Depends what you consider to be worse, a fire ball or go under a JCB. This is one of the worst I have witnessed.
I think Kubica's was the more spectacular initially. He was with absolute certainty killed in that crash.
Seeing the aftermath of Grosjean's probably puts his ahead though.
So much respect for him. Thank God he is ok. So humble and someone who truly loves to race. Also the fact that he can joke a little about it is refreshing as well.
As someone who has experienced a fire in my apartment (where I also got burned), this hits so close to home.. You never have time to realize the heat, it is honestly not the problem. the problem is that you panic, and make bad decisions.. The time you actually feel the fire, is usually over the next hours/days..
It is kind of scary to hear that Grosjean had the same thought processes and reactions as I did myself.. Scary stuff, but so happy he is "alright"
The way he almost accept that he's gonna die there but the thought of his kids made him fight for his life. So thankful for this miracle. Hope to see him again in F1..
POV: he was gonna retire no matter what after that race it was his very last one
*"WHAT DO WE SAY TO THE GOD OF DEATH?"*
*"NOT TODAY"*
Benuar
NOIDONTTHINKSO
Not today, Benoit.
Greatest swordsman who ever lived didn't have a sword?????
Goddamnit Benoit not now!
The fact he withstood the initial g force from the impact is amazing. Let alone against a raging fireball and twisted metal.
The part about being at peace with dying, it's such an indescribable moment for anyone to experience. I was a passenger in a car that caught fire, I was unable to get myself out, I panicked, fought, then just kind of accepted it. Next thing I know I'm being drug out of the car by my feet and here we are today.
AWWW...IM SORRY YOU EXPERIENCED THAT...GOD BLESS YOU SCOTT PEA💖
I really thought I witnessed a death live on TV. You have no idea how high I flew off the sofa when I saw him climbing over what was left of the barrier.
same i thought he died
But they didnt show any footage of the crash until Romain was safe
that was the scariest thing i had ever seen glad to see he is okay
@@TonyKalashnikov we all saw the crash live. Replays and close ups didn't come until after we saw him in the back of the medical car
@@JonathanAnimate2 I know, I watched the race too, but there seems to be this consensus the crash was clearly replayed all the time before grosjean was safe. started by ricciardo who was misinformed. in the live footage we barely saw a car go off track, then the 1st thing they showed related to the crash afterward was grosjean safe in the medical car before showing the actual crash. And anyone who says they saw the crash live is lying, it was barely visible and unclear wtf the severity was.
Doctors have told Romain talking about it will help him come to terms with it and to move on.
He did a very good job explaining his feelings too. Wonderful to see him making little jokes too
From where you got this info?
@@dr.doppeldecker3832 he said it himself in a statement or interview.
@@Snowman104x do you have a link?
@@dr.doppeldecker3832 look it up yourself! Watched this live and holy hell, glad you are OK Romain!!
Such a humble person. The angles were looking over him that day. He will appreciate every second of his life moving forward.
What a guy, I'm not much of an F1 viewer, just venturing through recommended, but this man has definitely earned some respect.
Honestly UNREAL! What a man 💙
Hearing a man be face to face with what is one of the most terrible and painful ways to die, and just hearing the tone when he said hed accepted death..... Ive never seen such a man, this is what it means to *BE* a man, to think the thing that probably saved him was the adrenaline from thinking about not seeing his children grow up, think how painful the burns on his hands must have been, I wonder if hes thought about what happened to Jules and im sure he has but man....WHAT A MAN
i didn't know you watched F1, Tom, btw big fan here, i've been watching your vlogs since russia 2015, cheers
Tom and watches f1, respect
The most insane thing I’ve ever seen on live tv ever. He’s a incredible dude. ❤️ you Tom
Yooo tom, ur a f1 fan aswell😀
After hearing this you know why he lost his left shoe. Also Romain played a huge, huge part in why he survived after the initial crash. The fact he actually was stuck in all sorts of directions and almost gave up is heartbreaking.
Man I just can’t believe that at 30 or so seconds engulfed in flames he managed to free himself. Had that not happened we might have a different outcome.
This guy truly showed us all that he’s actually incredibly tough and resilient. I don’t know how he doesn’t chock back tears while explaining this. What an incredible human we now know Romain Grosjean is. A true F1 hero for sure.
The fact that hours later he wanted to go back in the car and drive again is astonishing
@@lucasodn and @DaniMacYo, fully agree with you guys, it's absolutely amazing, stunning, astonishing. He talked to French media's where he mentioned that he's currently not suffering from PTSD or having any nightmares of the crash or being stuck in the car with fire around. Which is quite unbelievable to me and shows not only that this dude has balls of steel but is super strong psychologically speaking
As he said on the french TV, he now just enjoys every second, happy to be alive and sees life from a different perspective. That's why he can talk about it so easily and with his big smile. As he said, Sunday night, he was born for a second time!
Owh in terms of what is the reason Romain is still alive it indeed goes: Halo, survival cell, Romain himself, then his gear, then the marshalls and Medical Car.
@@MrPSG78 ptsd can set in weeks and months after the event. Survival kicks in and gets you through early days. He might get triggered driving an F1 car or just being on a visually similar road.
I hope for his sake its just one exceptional life event.
A few years ago, my mom was driving on the highway, and something huge flew off the back of a truck in front of her. She remembers seeing something heading for her face. In the second or two before it hit, she really thought she was going to die, based on the size and speed of whatever it was, and she did a random mental check of weather she was okay with it. She told me that she felt at peace.
Long story short, we still aren’t sure what it was, but it obliterated the windshield, thankfully with no harm to her, and she is still with us.
He is an example of the mental and physical strength to survive combined with the safety features of modern technology. In the past drivers would have been unconscious or dead on impact. Bravo all the way around.
"I cant die like this, not for my kids, so i kept on trying..."
This man is inspirational.
"I cannot die today" Roman Grosjean 2020
The next 007
When you see death in front , the thought of family adds to an immense mental strength. Maybe that's what saved Grosjean there.
He met death face to face and gave it a name. Incredible.
"This is a win for us"
*insert extreme french accent
The win being that he got away without points on his lisense for endangering other drivers?
@@WhatHistoryShorts oooooooooooo
@@-imara8542 did you slip on the keyboard?
@@WhatHistoryShorts cheer up you look like a sad case
"Tried to remove the wheel, but it was gone" Damn... The car got wrecked so bad.
So he had a good reason not to have F1 fine him for not putting the wheel back on before exiting the car.
@ThePersonBehindYou the car DID split in half. Romain went into that barrier with more than 50G of force.
You think?
@@treystroeder5506 More than 60 actually, according to the official FIA report it was 67.
69 g
Great interview and how calm he was explaining how the accident happened and how he got out
Respect to Romain. Every team should give him a farewell drive in their cars, he deserves not to leave leave F1 this way.
Even though it lasts 4mins, this might be the mot mesmerizing interview in history (I am not overstating it).
full interview is on sky sports 1 on Sunday I think 👍
imagine the same interview with Kimi
@@palosamo bwoah it was a bit hot
It really sent a shiver down my spine when he said he was about to give up. It’s crazy how fine the line is between life and death. When you see how little space he had to get out, and fierce that fire was.....it’s miraculous.
Erling Braut Håland has some innovative interviews...
for someone to say they had at that point accepted death is absolutely heart-breaking. Thankfully he has his kids and wife to give him that extra reason to live. also the fact that he was able to pull he foot out of his shoe. I'm glad that it wasn't fastened too tightly. I assume that its another safety feature that they can pull them out quickly to save time in cases of emergency such as this.
Drivers have to be able to get out of the car in less than 7 seconds. Which means that steering wheel and seatbelts have to be easy to remove.
Intersting thing is that it was because people struggled to remove Lauda's seatbelt back then that Niki was stuck for so long in the fire.
many people actually reach that point when they see death right infront of them and they talk about it being welcoming and peaceful which i find interesting
Lets go with ejection seats
I had a moment like this when I almost drowned in big surf. it was surreal
@@kantizx1 Imagine this system malfunctioning xD
Imagine being ready to die, accepting that this *is* your final moment - and fighting on anyway!
Incredible
So grateful for you and your family that you survived the crash. What a description of the event. Wish you all the best for your recovery and your career
I don't really follow F1 that closely, but watching the crash, and seeing him climb out of the flames, was pretty emotional. This interview is incredible
It really is crazy.
"Which part of me is going to burn first." Wow......there's no way I can find my own words for that.
"when movement stopped first thing i did was undo the seatbelts then try to remove the wheel it was gon so one less concern" how is this guy so chill after surviving that?
Wow, that was one of the most intense interviews I've ever seen. So glad he survived.
Tears in my eyes when he talked about his family and kids.
Wdym
This man is a hero! Great he survived! Cheers from Japan!
Because any other human wouldn't do the same?
Yeah we're all glad to see him ok, and we're all passionate with him even tho most people dislike him as a driver, but we stand by him..
Using the word hero is not relevant at all..
I think the guy who commented before got more angry tho 😂
@@supernotnatural Yes, he might be one of those driver, but It doesn't matter who's at fault. No one deserves to get into an accident or any sort of stuff like Romain got into. I'm not sure why you are glad to see someone crash out and had a near death experience.
@@supernotnatural Kvyat was on Grosjean's blind spot ffs. Do you expect him to be a literal superhuman and see anyone anywhere around him? Besides, there was slow traffic up ahead as well
@@supernotnatural how mature of you... grow up and realise what this situation could have been.
@@supernotnatural you mean the Sim Dane song?
incredible that all that went through his head in that 30 seconds. what an amazing escape. so glad.
Thank God that you got through this to be there for your family! I was a firefighter for 19 years and have seen a lot of things and some didn't turn out this good. Heal quick...
If Romain was Kimi: "It was hot in there so I had to get out. It was burning my ass." < end of interview >
"The drink evaporated, so I left the car to find another drink" - Kimi
Mumble mumble mumble some more mumble walked out. Bwoah
Kimi cannot talk that long. He would say “There was fire and I walked away”.
Interviewer: so when you saw the flames what did you do??
Kimi: got out
@@alikartal8426 Kimi literally put the fire out himself in Monaco 2006 when his heatshield exploded.
The fact that he thought the flames could've been the "sunset" is hilarious... yet makes you realize how hard he must've crashed & been quite disoriented.
Did you see his eyes in the medical car. Totally understandable that he was confused.
Also, the visor on the helmet has layers which make the light look different
Metaphorically the flames could have been the sunset for Romain... had he not decided otherwise
@@vale.antoni Damn..
@@JMalikZ especially since it was melting at the time.. must have been so difficult to see what's what
He had such a rollercoaster of emotions in that 10-20 seconds itself - I guess it's true that your life flashes before your eyes. So unbelievably happy he decided to just fight through the pain and jump out anyway.
I’ve watched this vid right after it happened and today again because I wanted to look up something but I really appreciate that you blurred his crash out!!
Imagine his wife and parents watching that.. Bloody hell
There was a moment where the TV coverage cut to the Haas garage and a woman who I assume was his wife/gf/whatever and she looked horrified, I can't imagine how it must have felt to watch that happen to your partner live
@@SullySideUp His wife was at home with their kids. I know what and who you mean but she is a mechanic.
@@Mx1904 ah my bad, the reaction from her in particular made me assume she was someone very close to Romain
His wife is actually an F1 journalist so, yeah, extra fright.
That’s why Danny Ric was so pissed that they kept repeatedly showing the fire and RG eventually getting out. Very scary for RG and all his family and friends.
" little bit of swearing going on" i love this man.
I never realized how nice and human he is.
Still makes me cry watching this , two years on, how he got out, i will never know, but so glad he he did
I have never be so moved by anything I heard before in my life.. What a dramatic verbal description of beating death in just 28 second. I will never forget seeing this video it moved me so much.
10 podiums is a lot more than some of the drivers that people put ahead of him.. he was a gp2 champion...
Think about it, he is able to reflect his most desparate moment in a second language..
And it's a very niche language and one he hasn't been speaking since childhood, as all international sportsman, and one so different to his own /s
Well he had some time to think about it and prepare for the interview. He also has a gift of speaking perfect English on occasion.
What do you mean?
@@alessia4233 th-cam.com/video/m5srJCa6gxw/w-d-xo.html Here's an example.
... so? I don't get you
He lost one of his shoe, pure superhuman, and the fact he just cant die because of his childs (and his wife of course), its magnificent, an exemple. When he came back of this inferno... no words
So wonderful to see Romain alive and well. That was so awful to watch that crash, a pure miracle but I truly believe Nicky Lauder's spirit pulled Romain out that day. So happy Romain is still here on the planet.
This gave me goosebumps - what a legend! So glad he got out!🙏🏻
When he said he relaxed and smiled thinking he was going to die that gave me chills. So glad he's ok and doing well🙏
To die is to go to the next dimension which is much more vivid and fantastic than this one ; however, if you have responsibilities such as kids to raise, you do not feel you can be selfish enough to go. You want to hang around !!!!!! I think it is what happened to him. It was not his time to go !!!!!
Romain. I AM SO PLEASED you did this for us. Yes re upload the crash! There is no way someone survived that. I wept for a long time Romain even after I saw you lived. So yes I find it tremendously helpfull and great for my mental health and recovery to see this replay over and over, knowing that you fine and have such coherent recollection of the incident.
God bless for speaking of Benwoire candidly too.
Benwoire is simply terrifying and "not very nice" in a way but necessary to understand the Romain we have today❤
Exceptional courage and bravery. Bravo, Romain. A life worth living for - you are a metaphor for 2020, a true champion.
"I can't finish like this. It can not be my last race."
It was not, I want to survive, it was I wanna rece! That's the driver spirit!
It’s amazing how clearly he was able to think given he’d just suffered a 53G smash. That sort of force can kill. Amazing stuff.
@Cos it might have been so instant that he couldn't feel it, or perhaps he lost consciousness for a split second without knowing it. just a guess
@@metalpiston1212 Just think what would have happened when he'd lost consciousness for a bit longer due to the impact.. :(
Without the HANS device the fire wouldn’t have mattered.
@@FleetfootMike not just the hans device, everything played a role, imagine if the tub wasn't that strong, or the halo was veto'd by the teams, all the messures put in place over the past years/decades saved him
@@PvMhijden While every single advancement in safety made since the 80s aided in saving his life, I'd say the HANS was mainly the responsible for keeping him conscious. Without the added restrain his brain would've shake enough inside his skull to knock him out
Great interview and easily the best thing I watched in a while. Being a father and a husband, I admit when he spoke about his children I got a little choked up.
Totally agree mate, had a totally different near death experience but thoughts of my only kid in my case kept me going.
It’s a really strange feeling, that millisecond where we accept that it’s all over. I never felt so at peace. It’s interesting to hear the same experience from someone else.
"She exploded in a laugh and cry.." Yea, I imagined myself there with everything and def teared up
I did not understand rhat
Just stunned listening to his experience with near death. Respect to Romain, his willpower, his resolve to not die like that, this urge to see his kids again saved him.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Incredible the ability to remain calm among the chaos and despite two unsuccessful attempts to escape initially, still has the presence of mind to try again and make out alive. In their world their brains adjust to being able to process things extremely quickly, no doubt that is what saved him.
What a great story too. On how he interpreted. He first gave the summary and then went on with the details.