Grosjean Escapes F1 Fireball at Bahrain GP After Huge Crash

Grosjean Escapes F1 Fireball at Bahrain GP After Huge Crash
Marshals run to extinguish Haas driver Romain Grosjean's car after an accident during the Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Nov. 29, 2020. Kamran Jebreili/AP Photo
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It was like a scene from an action movie, except totally unscripted and genuinely life-threatening, involving a stunning escape that Harry Houdini would have struggled to match.

Formula One driver Romain Grosjean was trapped in a burning car after it sliced in half and exploded into a fireball, following a crash on the first lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday.