F1 driver Romain Grosjean urging for brain research following horror crash in Bahrain

Former Haas F1 driver Romain Grosjean is urging F1 to undertake research into ways of keeping drivers conscious following serious high-speed crashes.

In what became the Frenchman's last ever race in Formula One, Grosjean was involved in a frightening high-speed crash following a collision with Russian driver Daniil Kvyat, which caused his car to break in half and catch fire following collision with the barrier.

The quick reactions from Grosjean to escape his burning car and help from the latest advancements in safety allowed the Frenchman to escape with only minor burns to his hands.

Despite experiencing a crash that could've ended his life, Grosjean was back in the paddock after only four days to thank the marshals whose quick reactions allowed him to escape from his burning car.

The controversial safety feature known as the 'halo' device protected his head upon impact with the metal barrier which ultimately saved his life. A safety feature Romain was originally opposed to:

"I wasn't for 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,"

Following the terrifying experience, Grosjean is aiming to further research into how the brain will react in such incidents and how drivers can be kept conscious in order to escape the same conditions following crashes. He explained his ambitions in a video posted to his personnel YouTube account:

“I think there are many things we learn from an incident and in my case, we are lucky that I am alive, I can talk and remember everything, the next big step to me is to understand what is happening under the helmet, to the brain."

“Physically, we saw I came out of the car intact, yes a little burn on my hands so we can improve safety with the gloves, but also what is happening in the brain of the driver."

“In a 60G impact you should lose consciousness, even for a few seconds, but you shouldn’t be aware, as I was. That saved my life."

"I would like to understand, with sensors on the brain when there has been an incident, what can we do better on the helmet and the headrest."