GROSJEAN OK AFTER FIERY CRASH OUR BUDDY WINS AGAIN!

Romain Grosjean was injured after his car crashed and burst into flames moments after the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. The 34-year-old French driver managed to escape after he slid off track on the first lap and his Haas car burst into flames after being sliced in two by a barrier.

Flames seen from the crash scene after Haas driver Romain Grosjean of France crashed out at the start of the race during the Formula One race in Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. (Brynn Lennon, Pool via AP)

Grosjean clambered out with the fire roaring behind him and his race helmet singed. He was stuck inside the flaming wreck for nearly 10 seconds before somehow finding a way out.

The race footage showed safety officials reaching the car immediately but with Grosjean still trapped inside. He managed to find a way out and jumped through the flames and gripped the boiling hot metal barrier as he jumped over back onto the track, shaking his hands in agony before being helped by the stewards.

The race was red-flagged after the wreck so that the wall could be fixed and the wreckage could be cleaned up. Polesitter Lewis Hamilton was leading the race at the time of the crash.