FIA race director Michael Masi says a thorough investigation into Romain Grosjean’s crash at the start of the Bahrain GP is already underway.<\/p>\n
Grosjean’s horrendous accident on the opening lap of Sunday’s race has raised questions about the ability of the Haas’ survivor cell to split the barriers upon impact and why a massive blaze ensued.<\/p>\n
The French driver was miraculously able to extract himself unaided from the wreck and put himself out of harm’s way with the help of F1 medical delegate, Dr. Ian Roberts.<\/p>\n
“It certainly was a tough situation,” said Masi who visited the crash site in the aftermate of the dramatic incident.<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s never something we like to see, a big incident, particularly one involving fire. But I\u2019m glad more than anything that Romain is OK. He\u2019s in hospital under observation and we wish him a very speedy recovery.”<\/p>\n
F1 boss Ross Brawn said the crash warranted a “deep investigation”, and Masi confirmed on Sunday evening that a probe had already been initiated.<\/p>\n
“As part of every incident that occurs, the FIA undertakes a full investigation,” Masi explained.<\/p>\n
“So during the race, a lot of our teams started collating all of the data that was available, including video cameras with any angle that was possibly available.<\/p>\n
“Our technical teams have already started taking a whole lot of photographs and understanding the car as it was returned back to the team.<\/p>\n
“Then there will be a complete overall analysis done of everything, in very fine detail, to see what we can learn from it.<\/p>\n