A week later? He posted an update that night in the hospital 🤣 F1's safety is second to none for this exact reason. To survive a full 28 seconds fully engulfed in flames, relax and think about your own death, still escape and all he has are 2nd degree burns on his hands is astonishing. 🤣

The fact he is smiling and laughing about it is remarkable. His composure throughout the whole situation is incredible. I have nothing but the utmost respect for Romain

Dude was doing squats the next day

@@TheFutureDrifter That's half a laptime this week.

I honestly think Gerhard Berger crash at Tamburello in 1989 was very much the same as this one or even worst considering there was no halo nor any other safety improvements at that period. I remember watching the race on TV and thinking....Oh Lord.... I think he's dead....God help him.

Gave me goosebumps

I mean F1 drivers have to admit the fact that they might die in a race without any signs F1 is a very dangerous job

I think we're afraid of dying but if you think you really are going to die, no way out, you start to accept it and start to relax. Must be a crazy feeling to experience.

This thing is documented when animals get eaten alive. They at some point accept the death and go in a kind of "coma"

That moment of clarity is probably what saved his life, being relaxed with no panic to then be able to think properly and coherent to attempt another escape. Soo much credit to all the advances in safety that this sport has achieved in the past few years. Can't wait to see him back in the car racing again.

His body literally gave up on itself. Funny at first, like he said, but incredibly terrifying

I've been in a situation where I thought I was already dead- I crashed a motorcycle and slid across traffic, I was sure i got ran over because I was looking at a headlight while rolling and then came to a stop in a ditch, but it was a nice ditch (lol) tall grass, soft dirt etc. And it was a beautiful day.. I remember looking at the sky trying to decide if I was dying or already dead, because I couldn't feel anything. The way to describe the sensation is that I was at absolute peace. Then I heard someone running up to me and they yelled "are you okay?!?!" Which triggered an "inventory" of what hurts? everything! Then fight or flight happened and it was just an adrenaline rush that had me jumping around (on a broken foot) and super hyped up lol.. But for a brief moment in my life, I thought I was dead & 18 year old me was totally cool with it.

The Notorious Flip liar

@@Ares28_ moron

@@thenotoriousflip4275 Wow, I'm glad you are here to tell us the story man.

That something was part of the barrier?

You can do nothing but embrace death like a friend you havent seen in a long time. We are all heading in deaths direction, so just embrace it.

It really takes some guts to think that way. It's hard to explain. Hundreds of thoughts goes to ones mind and you get to decide if to die or fight for your life. He decided he wanted to live and he knew that not being calm wouldnt help him so he fud what he thought was correct.

Lies again? Wreckless Drive

@@NazriB :/

I still can't believe that's the same guy who climbed that barrier ... he even jokes about it ... he's a hell of a Man!

*a Romain Grosjean interview about his near death experience.

Me too LOL

@@FoxGoalie that sounds more believable lol. love the guy, glad he is ok!

@@thatfunnykekguy6377 A man that had such an emotional and physical experience face to face with death can laugh about everything after that

Stuff like that is the reason we still don't really understand the human brain, even with all the advancements we've made. Add some adrenaline in there....shit's wild.

And and the fact that he just went through 53 g's of deceleration.

That is truly impressive. I can't even open my eyes in 28 seconds in the morning.

That’s definitely true. Had the same situations while in a bucket truck. Thought that it was over and you seriously think of everything that you’ve ever thought or done in life and your then you think of those you love most. Our fire was about as long or just short of Romain’s 28 seconds. And like him, if it wasn’t for the training it would have been over.

@@Killerpixel11 "we still don't really understand the human brain" Nonsense. It's perfectly explainable. When a human is in a life-or-death situation the body pumps an insane amount of adrenalin into your blood stream and the brain shuts down all other senses and perception except for the fast thinking which is needed to survive a dangerous situation. They have studied this for decades now. The survivors all say the same. They noticed how their mind becomes incredibly streamlined and ignores all the stimuli which they would normally perceive. This is also how they don't feel fear because all those emotions are supressed under the adrenalin. It's simple, if the brain was a computer which runs 60-70 processes then the life-or-death situation shuts down everything except for those life-saving 5-6 processes. Hence all energy and the human brain is focused on fast thinking to survive. we still don't really understand the human brain" Speak for yourself, never "we". Have you gone to med school? Then what do you know about neurology and the human brain?

it's the "talk to me normally" that took me out

True Legend

A man might be willing to accept death, but not a father

Can someone explain why of all things he called his wife a mosquito?

@@chinwyian She's got freakishly long yet skinny legs and runs around on all 4's.

@@edwardseverinsen5598 And sucks his blood

@@chinwyian jokes aside, when it comes to pet names, french doesn't really care for meaning if the word in itself sounds cute enough. One of the most common pet names for a lover or a child is "ma puce", meaning "my flea"... In the case of mosquito, "moustique" in french, "mous" is a very soft syllable , and "tique" has a playful edge to it, so the overall word sounds cute

Chris Benoit

And then he called it burn-oit 😃

@@chanux o no

There will be no newborns named Benoit in the near future in France, LOL.

C'est arrivé près de chez vous

That was surely damn traumatizing experience.

Bro I got chills when he said that

Took me to the verge of tears watching that bit

Yeah idk why people are making him explain that horrifying experience at the first place. God bless that he's okay

@@teethntoothbrush Exactly, that's why stuff like therapy is a thing, and therapy means something different for everyone, depending on how they cope with their feelings and emotions. For example, my therapy is songwriting... and I definitely feel like I need to write a song to get this outta my system... one week on and I'm still thinking about the accident, and thinking about the part where he accepted that he was gonna die 😧

4. Above all of these, it is the GOD who created the universe, who is the owner of everything, it is he who saved him ! what we call LUCK.

@@muhammadshahinalam why God make him crash then?

God did NOTHING as he isn't real. It was purely safety equipment and luck not some imaginary friend in the sky

@@XtremeGTI god didn’t make him crash?

@@catherinewindow6157 if god has nothing to do with it neither did luck. Those are entirely the same thing.

I broke my neck almost about 7 years ago because a tree landed on my head and I fully understood what he was saying. Once you realize it might be over and you have no choice everything just kinda mellows out. You just give in and wait for death.

Respect for nearly killing others too? Real smart lol Having said that so pleased he got out okay.

@@MagicAyrtonforever To play devils advocate - assuming he is aware of his dangerous driving and does do it intentionally, maybe he will think twice about it now having such a close personal brush with death. Agree with both comments though, always disliked Grosjean but I am happy he got himself out of there

@@MagicAyrtonforever worst he doesn't seem to be aware what he did was absolutely unforgivable and talks about racing in f1 again. Dude should be disqualified for very long time. Glad that he's okay though nevertheless I'm happy ho won't be racing again. One of the most dangerous drivers ever.

@@lukaswildner8040 I don't know, if you look at the break down of the crash Kvyat was in a blind spot and slow traffic in front was bunched up so this could have happened to anyone

Well said bro. Feel exactly the same

well... yeah... any normal human is going to naturally avoid injury/death at all cost.. you would be amazed what you can do.. when a immediate threat of life is imminent... Fight or Flight

@@xCmOn3yx777 In this case it was fight *and* flight.

adrenaline.

Yeah! «Benoit you, grimm reeper!».

You called?

By the way, 8850 is me, standing on top of Everest. In the death zone.

@@benoit8850 account made 9 years ago. Nice

@@eyedicegmr3 I was summoned 😆

And a mosquito

It's this that drives us racer's to keep going,because our children make life worth living and perform incredible acts like this!!

🙏🙏🙏

His children safe his life....

His kids were an after thought, Sunsets and Nicky Lauder were first.

What a buzz

Probably cause she's annoying

Blood sucker joke.

Hahahahahahahahaha

@@jedi77palmer like all wives

That’s how the brain works when your in a high stress situation

He was so focused on racing and that same concentration probably made him remember the accident in this detail

These things will unfortunately remain etched in his mind. I would like to be wrong, but a simple night will suffice when he doesn't rest well for whatever reason, and those moments will invariably come back as a nightmare. Unconscious is an ugly beast out of control. The only medicine is to keep running, to accumulate new good memories and new positive experiences, and with these bury those 28 seconds.

If your brain doesn't damaged, this near death experience is hard to forget..

28 seconds... even worse

Niki Lauda...

See you in 8 years!

Ferrari Social Media Team: WRITE THAT DOWN, WRITE THAT DOWN!!

KZfaq sure took note of that for you😂

See you in 8 years

@@BriefingData I’m here to join the 8 year reunion party train

For sure he was confused after several G's suffered from the impact

Steeler nation

Steeler nation is EVERYWHERE!

Wanna hear your story now

thats cause the brain can't understand death, so it just shuts down

@@paulschwartze8924 Paul just knows these things 😉

It's said that we release a decent amount of dmt two times in our lifes. Once when we are born and second when we die. I'm just guessing here but that might be you are releasing dmt. I've had internal bleeding and almost died. On the way to hospital i was in and out of consciousness and i could feel and hear everyone was panicing yet i was so calm, i could see outside of the car as in movies as in bright light almost blinding me. It was not like a spiritual bright light, i guess my pupils were getting bigger or something but it was also giving me peace. I didn't think i was dying tho, i guess that calm feeling came before i ever realised i might be dying. So anyway excuse my english, it's not my first language and you might wanna search on dmt. I'm pretty sure that's what was happening to me.

I also had an experience like that where i came to terms with dying, i was 27 had a wife and 2 little girls, i fought it and fought it than i was as calm as can be knowing my fate, next thing i remember was waking up in hospital, it was surreal.

Wdym

That's with the adrenaline kicking in

when your used to driving at 300KPH regularly, your mind MUST THINK FAST. . i doubt there would be much more adrenalin released just because of the crash.

Tauma is a hell of a drug.

28 sec plus adrenaline

@@amandagardner565 survival instinct would of kicked in

Very emotional

@@WhatHistoryShorts You sad pathetic loser

@@WhatHistoryShorts dude...

shhut i'm listening ^^

it still gives me goosebumps. very astonishing. good man. good he made it!!

i looked up it google translate it means blessed from french to english

@@one_guy2028 actually "béni" or "bénie" translates to blessed while Benoit is a proper noun in french

@@one_guy2028 most French ppl don't know that

@@lamazovkymmichel4240 yeah but he's right, it's the etymology of the name. 99% French ppl don't know tho, Romain probably doesn't either.

@@lamazovkymmichel4240 I used google translate so don’t get mad at me

In F1 it indeed ended

I want a biography from him and children’s books. He’s a teddy bear of a human, he can put anyone to peace with his speech.

True that

He'll probably end up as a presenter in TV, like Ralf Schumacher or David Coulthard

I don't think it's possible for anyone's story to _not_ be captivating if they've had such a close brush with death

POV: he was gonna retire no matter what after that race it was his very last one

that's so sweet

Now I wonder why he called her mosquito, is she annoying or is she really petite?

@@manuelvpr Or she can suck like the best.... We don't know

@@manuelvpr because maybe she is the reason he loses his sleep at night

I box...they call me mosquito in the gym since I was a teenager lol. I like to think its because I send everyone home with red bruises but it's most probably because I don't hit the hardest but noone can get rid of me xD

I've survived near death as well.

Nah he survived death

he already survived hell fire.

@@TheMrCC21 I would like to hear your story

It’s not even close to hell fire not even close

"Cmon, sonny. I got out of a burning wreck to live forty more years. No quittin' now." I like to think that's how he would have sounded.

"Are you nuts? Get out of the bloody car!"

Or Jules. I died to save you today. Get out that f****** car

I can almost hear Niki's voice. "Why are you relaxing? Get out of the car you idiot!"

Dont I why I've reread your comment so many times, it gives me goosebumps.

there is a lesson to be learned there

@@lindsey9460 Juan

@@lindsey9460 for sure Very inspirational

Could be similar feeling when freezing to death. Before death, you feel very hot and start to remove your clothes to cool yourself down even though you are actually freezing to death.

I'm 28 but feeling the same

And these are safest generation of cars

I'm 38 and struggle to think of a worse crash. Certainly not one that the driver survived.

Depends what you consider to be worse, a fire ball or go under a JCB. This is one of the worst I have witnessed.

I think Kubica's was the more spectacular initially. He was with absolute certainty killed in that crash. Seeing the aftermath of Grosjean's probably puts his ahead though.

He’s a dangerous driver.

@@leroybanging2687 Dangerous drivers still don't deserve to die in that way mate.

@@l.1244 kvyat was in a blind spot

@@l.1244 clearly you have never been in a race car before. Stupid comment

facts this man literally stared death in the face and remained calm

I beleve that if he had gotten sideways first he would not have made it. Its the nose that got the inpact first and then turned the car around sideways in.

same i thought he died

But they didnt show any footage of the crash until Romain was safe

that was the scariest thing i had ever seen glad to see he is okay

@@TonyKalashnikov we all saw the crash live. Replays and close ups didn't come until after we saw him in the back of the medical car

@@JonathanAnimate2 I know, I watched the race too, but there seems to be this consensus the crash was clearly replayed all the time before grosjean was safe. started by ricciardo who was misinformed. in the live footage we barely saw a car go off track, then the 1st thing they showed related to the crash afterward was grosjean safe in the medical car before showing the actual crash. And anyone who says they saw the crash live is lying, it was barely visible and unclear wtf the severity was.

Benuar

NOIDONTTHINKSO

Not today, Benoit.

Greatest swordsman who ever lived didn't have a sword?????

Goddamnit Benoit not now!

AWWW...IM SORRY YOU EXPERIENCED THAT...GOD BLESS YOU SCOTT PEA💖

big chance that it was his last race :(

@@julrudbor In F1 maybe, I’m sure its not his last.

@Cos we really do hope so

What a reception he’ll get when he returns 👏🏻

@Cos yeah he’s still one of the worlds top drivers. This will probably be his last contract in f1.

From where you got this info?

@@dr.doppeldecker3832 he said it himself in a statement or interview.

@@Snowman104x do you have a link?

@@dr.doppeldecker3832 look it up yourself! Watched this live and holy hell, glad you are OK Romain!!

Hearing a man be face to face with what is one of the most terrible and painful ways to die, and just hearing the tone when he said hed accepted death..... Ive never seen such a man, this is what it means to *BE* a man, to think the thing that probably saved him was the adrenaline from thinking about not seeing his children grow up, think how painful the burns on his hands must have been, I wonder if hes thought about what happened to Jules and im sure he has but man....WHAT A MAN

i didn't know you watched F1, Tom, btw big fan here, i've been watching your vlogs since russia 2015, cheers

Tom and watches f1, respect

The most insane thing I’ve ever seen on live tv ever. He’s a incredible dude. ❤️ you Tom

Yooo tom, ur a f1 fan aswell😀

The fact that hours later he wanted to go back in the car and drive again is astonishing

@@lucasodn and @DaniMacYo, fully agree with you guys, it's absolutely amazing, stunning, astonishing. He talked to French media's where he mentioned that he's currently not suffering from PTSD or having any nightmares of the crash or being stuck in the car with fire around. Which is quite unbelievable to me and shows not only that this dude has balls of steel but is super strong psychologically speaking

As he said on the french TV, he now just enjoys every second, happy to be alive and sees life from a different perspective. That's why he can talk about it so easily and with his big smile. As he said, Sunday night, he was born for a second time!

Owh in terms of what is the reason Romain is still alive it indeed goes: Halo, survival cell, Romain himself, then his gear, then the marshalls and Medical Car.

@@MrPSG78 ptsd can set in weeks and months after the event. Survival kicks in and gets you through early days. He might get triggered driving an F1 car or just being on a visually similar road. I hope for his sake its just one exceptional life event.

full interview is on sky sports 1 on Sunday I think 👍

imagine the same interview with Kimi

@@palosamo bwoah it was a bit hot

It really sent a shiver down my spine when he said he was about to give up. It’s crazy how fine the line is between life and death. When you see how little space he had to get out, and fierce that fire was.....it’s miraculous.

Erling Braut Håland has some innovative interviews...

Because any other human wouldn't do the same? Yeah we're all glad to see him ok, and we're all passionate with him even tho most people dislike him as a driver, but we stand by him.. Using the word hero is not relevant at all.. I think the guy who commented before got more angry tho 😂

@@supernotnatural Yes, he might be one of those driver, but It doesn't matter who's at fault. No one deserves to get into an accident or any sort of stuff like Romain got into. I'm not sure why you are glad to see someone crash out and had a near death experience.

@@supernotnatural Kvyat was on Grosjean's blind spot ffs. Do you expect him to be a literal superhuman and see anyone anywhere around him? Besides, there was slow traffic up ahead as well

@@supernotnatural how mature of you... grow up and realise what this situation could have been.

@@supernotnatural you mean the Sim Dane song?

So he had a good reason not to have F1 fine him for not putting the wheel back on before exiting the car.

@ThePersonBehindYou the car DID split in half. Romain went into that barrier with more than 50G of force.

You think?

@@treystroeder5506 More than 60 actually, according to the official FIA report it was 67.

69 g

*insert extreme french accent

The win being that he got away without points on his lisense for endangering other drivers?

@@WhatHistoryShorts oooooooooooo

@@-imara8542 did you slip on the keyboard?

@@WhatHistoryShorts cheer up you look like a sad case

It really is crazy.

The next 007

There was a moment where the TV coverage cut to the Haas garage and a woman who I assume was his wife/gf/whatever and she looked horrified, I can't imagine how it must have felt to watch that happen to your partner live

@@SullySideUp His wife was at home with their kids. I know what and who you mean but she is a mechanic.

@@Mx1904 ah my bad, the reaction from her in particular made me assume she was someone very close to Romain

His wife is actually an F1 journalist so, yeah, extra fright.

That’s why Danny Ric was so pissed that they kept repeatedly showing the fire and RG eventually getting out. Very scary for RG and all his family and friends.

Did you see his eyes in the medical car. Totally understandable that he was confused.

Also, the visor on the helmet has layers which make the light look different

Metaphorically the flames could have been the sunset for Romain... had he not decided otherwise

@@vale.antoni Damn..

@@JMalikZ especially since it was melting at the time.. must have been so difficult to see what's what

Drivers have to be able to get out of the car in less than 7 seconds. Which means that steering wheel and seatbelts have to be easy to remove. Intersting thing is that it was because people struggled to remove Lauda's seatbelt back then that Niki was stuck for so long in the fire.

many people actually reach that point when they see death right infront of them and they talk about it being welcoming and peaceful which i find interesting

Lets go with ejection seats

I had a moment like this when I almost drowned in big surf. it was surreal

@@kantizx1 Imagine this system malfunctioning xD

"The drink evaporated, so I left the car to find another drink" - Kimi

Mumble mumble mumble some more mumble walked out. Bwoah

Kimi cannot talk that long. He would say “There was fire and I walked away”.

Interviewer: so when you saw the flames what did you do?? Kimi: got out

@@alikartal8426 Kimi literally put the fire out himself in Monaco 2006 when his heatshield exploded.

@Cos it might have been so instant that he couldn't feel it, or perhaps he lost consciousness for a split second without knowing it. just a guess

@@metalpiston1212 Just think what would have happened when he'd lost consciousness for a bit longer due to the impact.. :(

Without the HANS device the fire wouldn’t have mattered.

@@FleetfootMike not just the hans device, everything played a role, imagine if the tub wasn't that strong, or the halo was veto'd by the teams, all the messures put in place over the past years/decades saved him

@@PvMhijden While every single advancement in safety made since the 80s aided in saving his life, I'd say the HANS was mainly the responsible for keeping him conscious. Without the added restrain his brain would've shake enough inside his skull to knock him out

I never realized how nice and human he is.

To die is to go to the next dimension which is much more vivid and fantastic than this one ; however, if you have responsibilities such as kids to raise, you do not feel you can be selfish enough to go. You want to hang around !!!!!! I think it is what happened to him. It was not his time to go !!!!!

And it's a very niche language and one he hasn't been speaking since childhood, as all international sportsman, and one so different to his own /s

Well he had some time to think about it and prepare for the interview. He also has a gift of speaking perfect English on occasion.

What do you mean?

@@alessia4233 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o5ujpa10xpzLqKs.html Here's an example.

... so? I don't get you

and he faced it like a MAN !! got to respect that

My uncle burned to death in a car accident. I hope he was at peace with it too.

I did not understand rhat

Couldn't have said it better myself.