Archive · 27 Sep 2025
Grosjean's Emotional F1 Return After Near-Fatal 2020 Crash
Romain Grosjean, a race car driver, had a scary crash in 2020 where his car caught fire.
He survived but couldn't race anymore.
Recently, he got to drive an F1 car again in Italy.
It was emotional because he never got a proper goodbye.
People from different teams, including his old team Haas, clapped for him.
Grosjean said it felt a little rusty at first, but it was a happy day.
He even did a practice start, which went much better than his last one before the crash!
Romain Grosjean returned to an F1 car at the Mugello circuit.
The test was his first drive since the 2020 Bahrain crash.
Grosjean reunited with the Haas team.
The return was considered an emotional farewell.
Grosjean survived a fiery crash in 2020.
- Who
- Romain Grosjean
- What
- Made an emotional return to Formula One after a near-fatal crash.
- When
- September 26, 2025 (test day)
- Where
- Mugello Circuit in Italy
- Why
- To have a proper farewell after his 2020 crash and experience driving an F1 car again.
- Driver
- Romain Grosjean
- Team
- Haas
- Location
- Mugello Circuit, Italy
- Incident
- 2020 Bahrain crash
- Grosjean's Condition
- Survived with burns