Romain Grosjean’s fiery fall in Formula 1 shook the racing world, which for a moment thought it had lost another driver. But the Frenchman emerged from the flames and, after a long recovery, drove back to a Dallara-built racing car to continue his career at IndyCar. Frightened by his fall, Grosjean won’t ride superspeedways, however – or with the assistance of Gene Haas, who admitted that he dropped plans to sponsor Grosjean in Indycar for a reason that will raise a few eyebrows.
“He has a wife and three children and I just told him I can’t see me give him money to go out and kill himself. I just felt like he had to stay home and take care of his family . He escaped the great. ” there, “Haas said to Racer.” If you had really understood what happened there … If the car had been a few degrees one way or another, it wouldn’t have been able to get out through that tire, and he would have died. So, very happy. “
“I just couldn’t believe having to face a widow or his children. I just couldn’t,” Haas concluded. “So I said, ‘No, stay at home, I can’t help you there anymore.'”
Haas ‘statements, interpreted in a non-profit manner, imply that Grosjean not only pierced the barriers at the edge of the Bahrain International Circuit, but also the wall between racers and mortality in Haas’ head. Life-threatening professional-level falls have become such a rarity that when this happens (or almost happens) it can be difficult for those who played a role in their occurrence to balance their commitment and ideals.
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