“I tried to go out on the right but I couldn’t; I tried to get out on the left and neither did, so I sat down again. I thought that was it, that I was going to die, “he said. Romain Grosjean in an interview with Canal+ from French TV. And if we did not narrate a tragedy it was thanks to HALO and his flame retardant suit.
Last Sunday, as soon as the GP of Bahrain from Formula 1, the car Haas from french Romain Grosjean It crashed into the circuit’s protective barriers and was engulfed in flames in a chilling accident. For a moment the worst was feared, but a few seconds later the Gallic pilot was seen leaping from the flames and to safety.
its flame retardant suit from the Italian brand Alpinestars, which meets and even exceeds the minimum standards FIA 8856-2018, together with HALO, the cabin protection system introduced in 2018, were instrumental in turning what would be a tragedy into a triumph of technology and protection measures, in a sport in which pilots compete at the highest speeds.
Valued at $ 1,999.95 (1,699.95 euros) and also available to the general public, the traje Hypertech v2 Suit carried by Grosjean it passed a double round of tests at hellish temperatures, from 700 to 1,000 degrees.
In the case of accident suffered by Grosjean at GP of Bahrain, the only part of his body that did not have a double layer was his left foot, because when he freed himself from the car he lost one of the two boots. Grosjean He came out of the tremendous accident with only minor burns to his hands and ankles.
