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Vettel: ‘Barrier not supposed to fail like that'

Sebastian Vettel expressed relief at Romain Grosjean escaping a horrific accident at the Bahrain Grand Prix but stressed the trackside barrier should not have 'failed' in such fashion. Grosjean suffered a high-speed accident on the opening lap in Bahrain on the exit of Turn 3 and the impact with the barrier sliced his Haas VF-20 in half. The survival cell of Grosjean’s car pierced the barriers and erupted into flames upon impact. Grosjean managed to extricate himself from the wreckage and was transported to by helicopter to a nearby hospital. Haas confirmed that he has suffered minor burns and is being evaluated for suspected broken ribs. “I haven’t looked at the images a lot as I...
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