But we're never going to go back again, that's for sure" ![]() A number of drivers didn't think we should have the halo, because they thought it spoilt the purity of Formula 1. "The halo was a controversial introduction at the time. "I think the halo prevented upper body and head injury," Brawn told the BBC. And for there to be a fire is very, very unusual. "The shock for all of us in Formula 1 was seeing the fire, because we haven't seen that problem for many years. ![]() He said the halo, a three-point titanium structure introduced in 2018, had probably saved the Frenchman's life. Ross Brawn, Formula 1's managing director for motorsport, will lead the investigation into the accident. I had to get his helmet off just to check that everything else was OK." His visor was completely opaque and in fact, melted. Romain then got high enough for me to reach over and pull him over the barrier." "We needed some way of getting to him, and we had the marshal there with an extinguisher, and the extinguisher was just enough to get the flame away. It was a relief to see he was OK."ĭr Ian Roberts, the FIA's deputy medical delegate told Sky Sports: "There was just a massive flame and as we arrived, it was a very odd scene, we'd got half the car pointing in the wrong direction and then just across the barrier, a mass of heat. "Romain started to get out of the car himself, which was pretty amazing after an accident like that. Medical car driver Alan van der Merwe said: "It was a big surprise for us as well, we've never seen that much fire in 12 years. ![]() "It's a miracle that he's alive," said 1996 world champion Briton Damon Hill, who was Ayrton Senna's team-mate at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix when the Brazilian three-time champion was killed.
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