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FIA safety innovations saved Grosjean's life - van der Merwe
FIA medical car driver Alan van der Merwe believes the collective effort of the sport's safety innovations played a part in ensuring Romain Grosjean did not suffer a more serious fate following his crash at the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix. Grosjean's car was engulfed in flames after making contact with the inside barrier on the exit of turn three, escaping with the aid of van der Merwe and Dr Ian Roberts as well as the marshalls positioned at the service road next to the incident scene. Article continues under video When asked whether it was a relief to see the Frenchman emerge from the wreckage under his own power, van der Merwe said: "Not yet. We had some relief when we got back...
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