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Vettel critical of barriers in Grosjean accident
Sebastian Vettel has criticised the role of the trackside Armco barriers in Romain Grosjean's massive accident at the start of Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, and was also unhappy with the media coverage in the immediate aftermath of the incident. Grosjean spun off after being clipped by Daniil Kvyat, and the impact with the barrier on the right hand side of the track ripped the car in two, spilling fuel which then ignited. Video footage of the scene once the fire had been extinguished showed that the Haas had punched a huge hole in between the guardrails. It means that Grosjean's life was almost certainly saved by the Halo cockpit protection system, as well as the driver safety cell. Read...
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