THE NEVER-ENDING QUEST FOR SAFETY
When Romain Grosjean’s Haas speared into the barriers at the Bahrain Grand Prix last year, and erupted into a ball of fire reminiscent of motor racing from the 1970s, it was more than luck that saved his life.
In reality, it was the culmination of decades of research by the FIA and the national racing ASNs to encourage advances in technology that prevented the Frenchman from suffering serious injury or worse. That Grosjean was able to walk away from such a ferocious accident is testament to the never-ending quest to improve safety.
And while the latest specification of fireproof overalls, helmet construction and vehicle crash structures that helped save Grosjean’s life are now at the pinnacle of
