Romain Grosjean’s visor MELTED as he sat in the burning wreckage of his horror crash

A Formula One doctor has revealed Romain Grosjean’s helmet visor melted while he was sat in his burning car at Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

The French driver was lucky to walk away largely unscathed after his Haas car smashed into a barrier at 140mph on the first lap of the race.

On impact, Grosjean’s car burst into flames, tore through the barrier and split in half as he was left in the burning wreckage for around 30 seconds before managing to rush to safety.

Shocking images show the moment Romain Grosjean managed to pull himself from the burning wreckage on Sunday after he was exposed to the flames for almost 30 seconds

The French driver was lucky to walk away largely unscathed after his Haas car smashed into a barrier, burst into flames and split in half on lap one

An F1 doctor has revealed that the visor on Grosjean’s helmet melted as he sat in the wreckage

His ‘halo’ — the titanium and carbon device that protects a driver’s head — had bent the barrier and, seemingly, saved his life. 

Grosjean was quickly flown by helicopter to BDF Military Hospital, 10 miles north in West Riffa, with slight burns to his hands, which were bandaged on Sunday night.

But Ian Roberts, the British medical delegate who was quickly on the scene to help Grosjean to safety, has revealed the wreckage was so hot that the visor on the Frenchman’s helmet completely melted away.

‘He was very shaky and his visor was completely opaque and melted,’ he said, according to GpFans via The Sun.

‘I had to get his helmet off just to check everything was okay.

‘He had some pain on his foot and hands so from that point we knew it was safe enough to move him into the [medical car], a bit more protection, get some gel on his burns then get him into the ambulance and off to the medical centre.’ 

The Haas driver’s car exploded during the Bahrain Grand Prix with the Frenchman stuck inside

The Frenchman’s car hit the wall at 53G and promptly burst into flames in sickening fashion

Speaking on Good Morning Britain on Monday, Roberts added: ‘When we arrived, you can see on the video there that there is a huge gap in the barrier.

‘There was a massive flame and we arrived to a very odd scene where you’ve got half a car pointing in the wrong direction and just across the barrier a mass of heat.

‘Then looking to the right at that point, I could see Romain trying to get up. 

‘We needed some way of getting to him, so we got the marshal there with the extinguisher.

‘The extinguisher was just enough to push the flame away as Romain got high enough, so I could reach over and pull him over the barrier.’  

Grosjean later shared a video saying he was fine after his horrific Bahrain Grand Prix crash

Grosjean later sent a video message from his hospital bed on Sunday night following his miracle escape in Bahrain.

Somehow he only required bandages to his burned hands. He was also hooked up on monitoring tubes and kept in overnight for observation. 

Speaking from the local BDF medical centre, the Haas driver said: ‘Hello everyone. I just wanted to say I am OK, well sort of OK. Thank you very much for all the messages.

‘I wasn’t in favour of the halo some years ago but I think it’s the greatest thing that we brought to Formula One and without it I wouldn’t be able to speak to you today.

‘So thanks to all the medical staff at the circuit and at the hospital. Hopefully, I can soon write you some messages and tell you how it’s going.’