Doctor Diagnoses Unreal Racing Crashes

Gorsjean not only survived 160mph crash, but he stayed in the flames for 27seconds. That's just amazing how much safety in racing sports developed.

as a F1 fan, ı watched Grosjean's crash live and those seconds were like years. He was one of the luckies. We have lost great pilots during the races

You talking about how a sudden stop is the worst reminded me of a Quote from Jeremy Clarkson: "Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you."

Most people don’t realise that F1 drivers are for the most part almost superhuman levels in fitness being able to withstand an INSANE amount of g’s and can withstand 50g’s for a few seconds at a time and stay conscious and minimal damage, aswell as there mental fitness and being able to spend so much time in extreme heat conditions Romain cemented his name in motorsport history as “The phoenix” a badass name for a badass driver

Here’s kind of a sad fact: Romain Grosjean was actually very close to just staying down in the car because he was at peace with dying. He said something along the lines of he had accomplished everything he had wanted, and he was at peace with death, but then realized that he has a family that is more than likely watching him at that moment so he decided to fight for them and get out of the car.

One of the scariest things about Grosjean’s crash is that the height of his body and the design of the barrier means that if not for the Halo device, he would’ve probably been decapitated by the barrier at that speed.

For some reason, I love when any YouTuber I know mentions my favorite sport. It's just an unusual feeling

That first one was absolutely insane. Miracle that he survived.

I really think you should interview Grosjean (he has a YouTube channel) not just about his crash and his recovery, the burns were worse than they initially thought, but also his experiences with going to a sports psychologist and how it has helped him over the years. He is a really articulate guy. As for how they don't get knocked out in F1 a lot of it is down to the HANS device although it isn't perfect and if they have a crash exceed a certain level of force they are automatically sent to the medical centre for evaluation regardless of how they are feeling

I was watching Bahrain 2020 live, I really thought I had just witnessed somebody die instantly. The fact that Grosjean survived with relatively minor injuries is truly truly a miracle and a testament of the safety features that these cars have nowadays.

You're very right about either staying in your car or getting to a safe distance. Many years ago a friend of mine called me because her car was broken down on the highway. She had managed to put it in the emergency lane as close to the guardrail as possible and with the hazards on, but was still in the car. She described the location and I realized she was sitting on the outside of a long left curve leading up to an overpass. Knowing that highway, I also knew there was poor visibility of the road up ahead for traffic going into that curve. I told her to turn the wheels to point to the right side of the road, get out of the car, climb over the guardrail, walk back along the road for a bit and then take up position a good distance behind the guardrail. She was arguing at first that it was cold and dark outside and she didn't have a coat with her, but I managed to convince her. Less than two minutes after she had gotten to a safe position I heard the sound of screeching tires followed by a very loud crash and then more noise. I had to ask several times if she was ok before she was able to respond and tell me she was fine. She was going through so many emotions all at once. Meanwhile I had already dialed the emergency number on our landline to relay the location of the accident. Luckily a police car happened to be close by and was on the scene in just a few minutes and due to it being late at night with very little traffic no further accidents occurred. Both cars involved were totaled and the other driver turned out to be too drunk to walk, but luckily was unharmed otherwise. My friend and I went to look at her car the next day and it was hardly recognizable. We and the tow truck driver who happened to be there at the same time to drop off another car were all convinced she likely would not have survived, or if she had she would surely have suffered life-changing injuries.

You know, I’m one of the biggest F1 addicts so I’ve seen roman’s crash many time but every time it still amazes me when I see him get out of the flames like it was nothing

Racing suits usually are fire protectant for about 30 seconds. Grosjean was in there for 27 seconds. It's crazy that he survived this horrific crash. He is now in IndyCar.

Grosjean did go unconscious for a short while. After he regained it, he said he wondered why it was so bright outside because it was a night race. By the time he realized he was on fire, he couldn't free his leg and thought he was gonna die and accepted his fate. Then he remembered all of his family and knew he couldn't die. Miraculously managed to free his leg, undue the safety devices, and pull himself out of the car against melting carbon fiber. He was trapped in the fire for 27 seconds.

When I was studying to be a paramedic, one of our professors played us a video about the rapid response teams to the isle of man tt. Incredible video about trauma from high-speed accidents.

The way Mike is just like “ you’re brain sits in ✨soup✨”

Grosjean crash was just lots of emotions for everyone. It could almost have been a fatal crash. In an interview, Grosjean said that when he first hit the barriers he struggled to exit the cockpit and almost gave up. He thought about his family and started to fight his way out of the car. That's why the reason he walked to the ambulance, he wanted to show his family that he is ok

Last year at Silverstone, Zhou Guanyu had an INSANE crash. His car flipped multiple times, skidded across the gravel upside down, then smashed against the barrier, went airborne again, then his car got jammed between the barrier and catch fence. He probably wouldn't have survived that if not for the halo. He ended up just walking away with nothing but some minor bruising. I'm so glad the safety in F1 has seriously increased.

"Speed doesn't kill, suddenly becoming stationary does" - Jeremy Clarkson

I used to watch Robert Wikens race in the DTM. The second I saw his crash come up, I knew that everyone wasn't going to be "perfectly fine" in this video. That's really rough. Great video, it's interesting to hear more of the medical side.