Grosjean 3D Crash Animation - F1 Bahrain 2020

[@Crashalong]

Watch the much more realistic looking reconstruction of this accident (kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqnQo4Gtbrt_hc0), which featured also in the Canal+ documentary "Retour de flammes"!

[@fussel2107]

That animation was so good! And honestly, looking at everything that went wrong, from his car breaking out at that crazy angle to the armco giving in and the roll hoop pivoting him to come to rest in such a bad place... It's like every safety measure implemented since 1994 (the monocoque, the HANS, the halo, the new suit) worked to counter that and save him, until, in the end, it came down only to his strength of will. It's like Lauda, Senna and Bianchi stood over his shoulder as guardian angels to give him a chance.

[@dmc31405]

The driver would have been decapitated had it not been for the Halo. The guardrails need to be constructed so that the car cannot go under them. Maybe soft walls like at NASCAR could be useful for this.

[@LeroyW70]

Where is this music from? What's it called?

[@ramsundarkartik4389]

Plz do jb17 next

[@motorsportfan679]

Could you please add "67 G" somewhere into the name of this video. It is important information about this crash.

[@wyze_media]

That halo stopped us from seeing a flaming decapitation. Thank god for the progression of safety regulation in this sport

[@rattusnorvegicus4380]

Yep, it would have gone something like this. Ok, I`ve put the fire out Mohammad, he looks well baked, you take his helmet off Muhammad. What helmet, hang onamo, where`s his head!

[@SurrealCereal]

@@rattusnorvegicus4380 why did you roleplay somebody being decapitated and their remains burned in front of a live audience

[@boonedockjourneyman7979]

Indeed.

[@ThatSB]

He was almost trapped by the Halo

[@rattusnorvegicus4380]

"@@ThatSB 4 hours ago He was almost trapped by the Halo" Saint Romain.

[@fastmclaren71]

Every driver that lost his or her life in a race car saved Romain.

[@arixeneka2869]

@James Collyer Every death in F1 contributed in more concern about safety feature such as the halo.

[@3DWorldMan]

there is no her

[@fastmclaren71]

@@3DWorldMan María de Villota

[@tgrimshaw]

they're dead tho lol they can't do shit wut

[@Philly_Willy]

@@fastmclaren71 (in) a race car, but still, her death did help with neurological concerns.

[@youngcoconutdrink9685]

I've been waiting for this exact video since the day the crash happened. I knew somewhere on the internet, one day, a guy with 3D skills and a passion for formula 1 will create something like this. Exactly this to be honest. I feel like I found a treasure. Thanks mate.

[@SukalyanDas]

Me too mate. Thank god for this channel

[@westvalley411]

Agree Wicked cool !

[@AnandSingh-mi4ou]

Can we have one for Jules Bianchi. Please

[@ShawnFX]

@@AnandSingh-mi4ou :( hate that it took someone's life in order to come up with the Halo but I'm glad we have the Halo forever now

[@Idk-ys7rt]

​@@AnandSingh-mi4ou No, there won't be one because Bianchi died.

[@Porsche996driver]

That was a 53G crash fellas. Fifty-three times the pull of gravity. Equally incredible he REMAINED CONSCIOUS. Even with the halo - he should not be with us.

[@Syclone0044]

According to Wikipedia the all time record a human has survived was an estimated 200G crash also in a race car. I forget the details though. Absolutely mind boggling to even conceive how that could be survivable.

[@noel0004]

Woah

[@colinwilson8523]

I agree !! And you spelt "conscious" correctly .... which is more than the uploader did, with the attempt of "conscience" (4 mins in)

[@Andrew-hp1yj]

You'd be surprised how much "flex" there is in the human body. It can withstand immense pressure for a short amount of time.

[@cheapycheapy4689]

Hey drama queen, ironic that you have the name BMW, because in Kubica's BMW crash at Canada, he sustained 76g in forces.

[@SamDixon3244]

It's mental. I'll be honest, I was against the halo when it was introduced in 2018. I felt like it looked disgusting, and I thought that the chances of it saving a driver from a piece of debris (like massa in 2009) were very slim, and even massa himself said it wouldn't have saved him. And this had been enough evidence my irrational past self to believe that the halo wouldn't save a driver, and that it wasn't worth the horrible things it did to the looks of the car, not to mention that it spelled the end of open cockpit racing. However, what I hadn't thought about was accidents like this one, or an entire car hitting the driver's head like Leclerc in 2018. And it didn't take too long to get used to it, either, and now when I look back at pre-Halo era cars, I think "Christ, did those guys really drive those cars?". Now that it's saved so many lives, it's time to stop moaning about the (not actually too bad) things it does to the aesthetics of the car.

[@MentalParadox]

It still looks disgusting. But undeniably useful.

[@themidnightinator]

It also saved Tadasuke Makino from Nirei Fukuzumi’s Arden in Barcelona 2018 in F2. Fukuzumi’s car climbed up on Makino’s Russian Time, and brushed against the intake. Then it brushed along the halo, before falling off and sliding into the wall.

[@LilithI3]

Yes it's true, and I believe that saving life is more important that aesthetic apperance. We shouldnt care less about this aspect when people lives are in danger

[@JamesDavis-qk4hr]

@@MentalParadox They're making them look better as they get more used to them.

[@categoriaxbox2396]

@@themidnightinator alex peroni f3 monza crash

[@sharcc2511]

If anybody ever needed conclusive proof of the halo's importance; this is it right here.

[@MrCTruck]

It would've been a sad day to see a decapitated Grosjean and his car all stained with blood. Yikes

[@dynaztycrashdiet]

@Steve Blakley Who cares if it's Ugly because it has saved his life & that's all that matters

[@ivank.9525]

The halo saved his life 100 percent because it protected his head from getting the full force of the impact with the guardrail which would have knocked him unconscious and he would have burnt to a crisp. I used to hate it honestly but now I have respect for it. But I still think its not perfect because it could trap the driver in certain situations.

[@sharcc2511]

@@ivank.9525 In that exact same race, Stroll flipped upside down and was able to get out easily due to the shape. It's lower than the Engine cover so it won't obstruct exiting the vehicle, even when upside down.

[@PercentageBreak]

Yeah I agree..we definitely have to get rid of the Halo..it is so ugly..

[@DarthEvilicus]

Did the halo save Romain’s life? Short answer: yes Long answer: hell yes

[@ADX77]

And almost killed him... Luckily he found a way out.

[@sidders5023]

@@ADX77 Wasn't the halo that did that, it was the camera assembly that stopped the car from moving past the barrier

[@sonjohono1]

@@ADX77 But then again if it wasn't there, he would've definitely died.

[@nicholas045]

@@ADX77 his foot was stuck, he’s said that many times. It wasn’t the halo trapping him.

[@jimpix8019]

@@Hisokaa-d2j : Whatever theories you have, Consider this: Without the Halo, RG would have been DECAPITATED.... end of story. All the other nitpicking arguments are Irrelevant if he’s already dead. Check out KZbin for such horrors of F1 in the 1970’s Helmut Koinigg crash at Sonntag 1974. Gruesome pic of his head in his helmet on the ground. Like Grosjean, he went through Armco. But alas, he had no Halo. Romain’s good fortune was that he remained conscious, because after impact, he was the Only one who saved his life. He got out unassisted. The first help he got was a hand on the arm for guidance after he leapt onto the barrier amid flames all around him. Bearing in mind this was after 28 seconds. It still took much longer to put the fire out. Which would’ve had to be done before the medical team Or Marshals got to him to help him out of the cockpit. But considering the awkward angle of the cell against the barrier, would’ve been harder for others to evacuate a dead weight so swiftly. Lucky boy🌀

[@Glavas-jg3eb]

The fact is that grosjean was actually against using the halo. Who knew it would end up saving his life

[@flyingstonemon3564]

The ultimate proof that the halo was needed from the race Itself

[@josuedelatorre35]

Toto was against the halo too until the Lewis crash vs Verstappen in Monza

[@jout738]

Dosent his helmet still somewhat protect from the fence, so im not sure is the halo needed still.

[@clarkbonk4164]

@@jout738dude u think a helment will bear a railing he’s getting decapitated because his body wont move with his helmet

[@ugotdestroyed4227]

Are u riitaded or Was this a serious question? ​@@jout738

[@rahilsanghavi9347]

I can't express how I grateful I am to the creator of the Halo. You saved a man's life my friend wherever you are. Supreme job.

[@karimshoukry780]

That's like? 3/4 lives now? I can't remember, but more has yet to come...

[@quyckyi7205]

@@karimshoukry780 happened again

[@timhancock6626]

For those with long memories it was really Jackie Stewart that started motor racing down the long road that saved Romain Grosjean's life. Jackie made himself so unpopular demanding better medical conditions at tracks, better seat belts, better overalls, proper barriers...the list goes on, but before Jackie Stewart the sport didn't care and nothing was done.

[@pressureworks]

This is true. I very well remember his time in the states, as a race commentator, being very vocal about car, driver & track safety issues. And agreeing with him 100%.

[@Ataxerxes91]

Jackie Stewart has never forgotten how this day of 1973 october the 6th died his friend and team partner François Cevert at Watkins Glen (USA) and fought all along his life, after finishing his race career, to improve security to share pilot's life. Also Jean Todt defended the idea to inegrate the famous halo on race car F1 to protect better head of pilot in some case of crashes with metalic bareers. Our French pilot Jules Bianchi did not have this halo on his car in suzuka, and we know what were the consequences of his head shock. RIP François Cevert and Jules Bianchi ever in our heart and mind !

[@ludaheracles7201]

Aye good man our wee Jackie

[@Jukka58]

Imagine this without the halo. They would have found a burnt headless body

[@kendrinawaskoro3031]

Imagine this crash happened 30 years ago..or even 3 years ago (Halo introduced 2018), he would've been instantly dead

[@kimiklimenko1608]

Cevert died in same case.

[@lucac4752]

If this was 2016 I can confirm he would have died on impact.

[@kimiklimenko1608]

@@lucac4752 2017 too. Barrier vs head. I believe barrier wins.

[@neilmcmahon]

His head would have followed the Front Left wheel down and across the track. Imagine seeing that actually happen.

[@120Livi]

When you see it like that makes you realise how lucky he was.

[@tristangnodde139]

Not luck Engineering and a lot of testing the halo can with stand 5 tons of force hence why the name of it is called the halo its like and angle protecting you

[@WhiteZenith]

Also he had a lot of bad luck to have the situation unfold in that specific way. To rupture the fuel cell etc was such an unlikely and unlucky situation (just think about when the last time you remember it happening)

[@guyb6665]

His head could have left his shoulders without the halo

[@m57280]

Word

[@viperboyjam1971]

No such thing as luck

[@scottlawson1800]

Car cuts in half. Insane. Literally squeezed through the barrier. Utterly insane. Then survives 28 seconds in a fireball. Miracle

[@Tomilan712]

It’s actually a safety feature. The car breaks in two and therefore the back is meant to absorb the choc not the front with the survival cell

[@luffararnesugerkuk]

May seem like it, indeed! But actually it's not a miracle at all, but very cool high level technologies at work.

[@swarangs3773]

It's one of a safety feature of F1 car

[@lahillsm3]

@@luffararnesugerkuk High technology in the car, that is.

[@sergioandressegura]

Not a Miracle...is a High Tecnology and the high reaction of the pilot to escape.....

[@jeffreyrumbold9363]

What is still scary to me is that between the guardrail and halo, Grosjean was close to being unable to exit the cell. In his interview he stated after a couple tries he almost gave up. Fantastic analysis - the clearest I've seen yet.

[@amosstarkey485]

Why do I feel like this will get recommended to us again in 7 years time?

[@michaelschumacher3701]

Maybe

[@MadFury4sure]

Going put my comment here just in case.

[@aididsalim1288]

@@MadFury4sure me too

[@danielmampilly9168]

It will because there's going to be a similar crash or a tragedy facing F1 in seven years time👀

[@aaronbarrer9332]

@@MadFury4sure me too

[@presidentskroob522]

Showing this to Grosjean would be like that scene in Titanic where the dude explains to the old lady how it sank

[@mgamingyt9558]

Lol

[@Blind_Hawk]

"bada bing, bada boom that's exactly what are we looking for" kzbin.info/www/bejne/fISqlqahe994ZtU 2:32

[@JamesDavis-qk4hr]

Given the technical skill involved in the sport even for drivers, I imagine he'd be interested the same way we are. "What happened, what went right, what went wrong?"

[@Blind_Hawk]

@@JamesDavis-qk4hr Grosjean went for a gap that didn't exist and didn't see Kvat and lodged into the barrier.

[@JamesDavis-qk4hr]

@@Blind_Hawk yeah, I saw the race

[@YHK_YT]

This is a nice animation, it also seems like it’s accurate along with the explanations. Great job. Can’t believe I have to edit this but if it wasn’t clear, animation was the most accurate one at the time of uploading, the other ones along with their explanations were not as good as this. I’m not sure about you but I can’t go 6 days into the future to see if someone uploads a more accurate version

[@BadBoyV1]

Not quite

[@Basinity]

​@@BadBoyV1 Could you elaborate?

[@ballaking1000]

@@Basinity Don’t worry; anything could’ve been said/shown and he’d still oppose. You can tell how knowledgeable and smart he is with his absent explanation.

[@neilwilson5785]

Please do the Pearl Harbor attack for the next video.

[@emmata98]

the survival cell didn't spin like that irl, but good except this detail. I wonder what has caused this difference

[@mlcad6229]

Wow, the first correct crash simulation.

[@pressstart1490]

@@Hisokaa-d2jTell me what it is then

[@pressstart1490]

@@Hisokaa-d2j Understandable, have a great day

[@vectro4284]

@@Hisokaa-d2j You know exactly what he means right?

[@airxbw9722]

@@Hisokaa-d2j *understandable*

[@alfullard8887]

Decapitation without the halo. RIP those who lost their lives to save Grosjean.

[@testpattern-o7x]

I’m pretty sure there wasn’t a death toll correct me if I’m wrong

[@alfullard8887]

@@testpattern-o7x Sorry, what I meant was those drivers who lost their lives in the past, which forced the introduction of the halo as a new safety feature. Which, in this case, saved Grosjean's life.

[@goyo9992]

Jules Bianchi, por ejemplo

[@paullynch9920]

I'm glad he's okay and wasent to series .. he entered the sport with a bang . And left the sport with a bang .

[@Magicklytasty]

Damn this is a pretty good rendering, explains full on what happened and confirms that without the halo Grosjean’s head would’ve cracked like an egg. Well done 👍

[@maxwellpeter5955]

or worst case scenario

[@DaylightDigital]

@Toori Gooner He would have been decapitated

[@brentparker3591]

I'm thinking that barrier would have decapitated him without the halo... Imagine the force to push the car through it, and the halo to bend the rails up and out of the way... That force would have been straight in his face.

[@DaylightDigital]

@@brentparker3591 You don't have to imagine. Just look at what used to happen in the bad old days before the F1 safety revolution. Take François Cevert and Helmuth Koinigg for example, both involved in barrier-splitting accidents and both suffered grievous fatal injuries.

[@Merrit16]

Best case decapitated/ the rail and roll guard act like a hydraulic press yt channel. Worst case the roll guard and rail act like a vice, locking him in place possibly conscious whilst he burns

[@brentparker3591]

Jesus. Lucky he didn't die. A few inches one way or another and he's probably trapped in the flames. Without the halo that he was opposed to he's dead on impact.

[@rattusnorvegicus4380]

Rumour has it that the halo has grown on him now.....

[@henry2255]

Nice channel idea, you should definitely do simulations for other past accidents in F1 (or motorsport in general)

[@willdarling1]

do the Alonso Australia one !

[@lawrencetudor6076]

I agree

[@deltanovember1672]

Do Nelson Piquet Jr’s accident in Singapore. Where Alonso definitely didn’t know anything at all about it. Nope. Definitely not.

[@zammy7155]

I think the Senna one would be interesting

[@shihabrahman6502]

It's good to know that Grosjean has a conscience. It was also good he remained conscious in the aftermath of the crash.

[@sheldonsequeira]

2 years ago he wouldn't have came out alive. That's how important the halo is. Edit: sorry, 3 years

[@mateusz4295]

Imagine how many lives could have been saved if halo had existed since the first grand prix

[@rattusnorvegicus4380]

@@mateusz4295 Don`t be silly, deaths were caused by many other incidences back in the day, like no HANS, No carbon fibre tub, no seat belts, no decent helmet, large steering wheel that had to be unbolted to get in & out of car, exploding fuel tanks etc, etc, etc...

[@dhennywahyuditaruna1648]

@@rattusnorvegicus4380 but halo could save the live of some like helmut koinigg, tom pryce or justin wilson

[@pierrepaa29]

If that happen 3 years ago, someone must be dead and headless

[@Octolicia]

It happened at Watkins Glen... Helmuth Koinigg went under the gardrail. Just like Grosjean. Since there wasn't anything to protect Koinigg, he ended up decapitated by the gardrail...

[@ajisusetyo3613]

@@Octolicia okay, that was horrible

[@atomsmasher9]

@@Octolicia Francois Cevert died that way too, can't remember which track or year

[@HaraiGoshi345]

@@atomsmasher9 His torso got bisected, not his head, still similar circumstances.

[@lucaferreri8959]

@@atomsmasher9 watkin glens also, late 70s

[@kenhel]

He was actually in there for about 28 seconds. Crazy to think about.

[@glensgraphix]

And the fuel cell wasn't punctured. There would've been a lot more fuel if it was.

[@halofreak1990]

@@glensgraphix Yeah, no. There isn't enough fuel in the fuel lines to cause _that_ much fire, especially, since there's automatic seals at the various joints. This was 100% a fuel cell rupture.

[@Achdings]

he jumped over the barier at T+18 seconds, t+28 is when he finally sit down near the safety car

[@kenhel]

@@Achdings No. Check the combined video with the timer. It's a whole 28s. streamable.com/h6j60l

[@MegaCm123456]

@@kenhel Exactly. 28 seconds. He lands with both feet on ground around 29 second mark. He sits on ground at T+40s

[@ramonveltmeijer9961]

Thank you for making this! I was very curious to see how it actually happened. Well done!

[@NChapaWI9436]

If the halo wasn't there we probably would have seen his head on the other side of the guard rail

[@laverdadesmejor]

Time to go back to the "stacks of old tires" barrier.

[@acr1959]

Agreed

[@williswild4586]

@@acr1959 same

[@colaflessje]

We need the normal barriers with those signs on jt

[@thiagowaldhelm]

My palms got sweaty just by watching this. Damn. It's borderline a miracle he's still alive!

[@xytxmadarav5887]

I watched it live, i didn't even wanted to watch the race anymore, but my racing blood kept me watching it.

[@simongreenaway4801]

Great animation 👍👍👍most accurate one I've seen yet

[@Cutupclips]

imagine if the guard rail would've stopped him from getting out of the car... terrifying

[@haydaral-samawe7514]

wold be a death

[@mrflux326]

Ironic

[@DavidRSAT]

If it weren’t for the Halo he would, at the very least, be trapped in the car... and that’s just the best case scenario if there were no halo.

[@RizeF1X]

@@DavidRSAT without a halo there really is only 2 scenarios, death or a lucky survival

[@ZephyrLightning97]

If you watch the interview he did with sky news he recounts the crash

[@juanacosta47]

I don't understand why someone would dislike this video... The work behind this simulation is fantastic, and the overall analysis of it, even more.

[@dallyinggnat6547]

The fact that the halo ultimately saved his life is insane I gotta say I wasn’t a fan of the halo in the beginning but damn it’s needed

[@ahayward38]

Seeing where the guardrail ended up, I still can't figure out how on earth he managed to squeeze himself out of his seat.

[@tlanthony82]

He gave a really good explanation of that this past Sunday. Said he tried like 3 times different ways, gave up, then tried again. All pretty much in about 10 seconds.

[@georgebeard2337]

Adrenaline is a wonderful thing.

[@darkfox467]

@@georgebeard2337 damn right

[@imranaidil1818]

Most f1 driver is skinny, they can go inside rabbit hole if they want

[@tlanthony82]

@@imranaidil1818 he said it took him about 4 tries to twist his body at the right angle.

[@jsnsk101]

his finally makes the crash make sense, thank you. i like this idea for a channel.

[@yelruta]

Absolutely amazing render, great job!

[@faze_oyocop714]

I have a feeling that this channel will probably be one of the biggest on youtube, because of how long it must take to actually animate everything, and then the cam. angles, and the movement, and finally, the editing. I have a strong feeling that because of the hard work it must take to create these videos, the man behind these videos, in a atter of time, will have lots of respect, and fame. Great videos, keep em up, love the content.

[@MOMAZOSPATO]

I know im pretty late, but people are shit. They like content that takes absolutely no effort, but content like this they dont appreciate

[@Quazi-Moto]

@@MOMAZOSPATO And gods forbid you write more than a couple sentences or you'll get the dreaded TL;DR garbage. What I don't get is how popular reaction videos are. Just some schlub(s) sitting and watching someone else's achievements/material and making faces and noises at it. I guess I will just never understand humans.

[@RxptorIsNotTaken]

This channel won’t be the biggest lmao don’t ever say that again

[@Krzychuschris]

It's very good that f1 has improved so much in terms of safety, for example halo and suits that can survive in the hottest conditions

[@strungoutkid]

Great job on this! I'm sure I'm not the only beyond fascinated with how everything happened and how he survived!

[@tomgates316]

I’ve said more than just years of technology development in these racers was protecting him. Also gives a glimpse into how he survived the 56 G’s from the impact. With the car spinning and tearing apart, he would have likely taken the G forces front to back thru the chest. Similar to pilots and astronauts in their centrifuges. He took them while in the spin of the cockpit, which would have helped shed G forces. Never again in 1,000 repeats would a driver walk away from that. Hope he bought a couple of lottery tickets. All the luck was on his side. And a copilot on his shoulder.

[@simonz5905]

Everything went wrong AND right at the same time

[@jasonhind4172]

Amazing how he survived.. that halo done the job

[@fatigamaximatotal7862]

4:15 Jesus I knew it was hard for him to get out of the fire, but not that hard.

[@Grinzpilz]

There's an interview with Sky he did where he mentioned that he tried climbing out many different ways before the final escape. What I never realised before that is that he actually couldn't see upwards because of the helmet. He had to try and hope that he can get through that gap.

[@LukeH1982]

He just had a 53G impact and probably disorientated. It's astonishingly amazing that he was able to gather himself and find a way out of that fireball hell.

[@djflugel79]

So basically the halo saved his head and provided his escape route (otherwise he might be stuck under the rail).

[@bullettime8760]

@@djflugel79 pretty much yeah

[@wcourtone]

How he had the will to feel his way out is just chilling, he would have been disorientated and unable to see. Thank god they introduced halo's

[@apodosistudio8988]

YES IVE BEEN WAITING FOR AN ANALYSIS LIKE THIS, GREAT WORK!

[@mc16_horizon]

He wouldn’t be alive if it happened a few years ago without the halo. This is why he was so lucky and we are so grateful that the halo was on the car to keep the barrier away from his helmet.

[@jayzapanta5835]

excellent animation and level of detail! Halo did it's job. and more importantly, the HANS device kept him awake and alert ready to escape from the crash.

[@jukguy]

Do a video on "the making of" crash animations, that would be super interesting

[@mistahozzy]

It’s just 3D rendering? It’s literally in everything

[@radosawl9734]

I would never said that the camera could be such a threat.

[@Ateblade_]

Well maybe if he slipped through the barrier he would've killed a marshal or ended up upside down while burning

[@Mat-in6gy]

@@Ateblade_ there was no marshal right behind the barrier over there

[@riddif]

@@Mat-in6gy Not necessarily right behind there, but near it is equally terrifying that nobody knows if the car can spin uncontrollably to the marshall after crashing the barrier.

[@josesammut9396]

without the roll hoop the drivers would be in more danger, more often

[@Timberwolf69]

@jameshisself If I remeber correctly, the other side of that access road was also covered by guardrails. I'm wondering what might have happened if the halo and the roll hoop were one safety structure and this airbox another crash structure that would break away on an impact. And thus just slowing the car down some more in these circumstances instead of acting like a solid hinge, which, if the middle guardrail hadn't deflected the movement, might as well have sent him up and around into a sort of cartwheel motion.

[@doghicristian3766]

I really was so curios to see this in slow motion. I thank you, i mean we all thank you

[@giancarloc9193]

For me, in order of "appearance" the security systems that saved Romain are these: 1. The whole Survival Cell 2. The HALO (that's now part of the survival cell, but an crucial part of it in this case) 3. The HANS 4. The Headrest 5. The Helmet 6. The Nomex underwear and the whole fireproof race suit, gloves and socks. 7. The Medical Car, that arrived just seconds after the crash. Regards

[@FuturCrayon]

And for any of those innovations, a big amount of deaths

[@Crashalong]

Thanks for all the great comments! Which earlier crash would you like see in a 3D animation?

[@MacPac78]

Roger Williamson

[@eriklabina5310]

Jules Bianchis crash in japan

[@Tywnis]

20s seems like a way shorter estimate than all other videos show though. Most agree it took between 27s and 32s to get out, it seems.

[@Cleaver152]

Kubica Canada 2007

[@mishahendriks3020]

Nice animation, but do without music. It is not for fun, don’t make it entertainment.

[@mariaa6177]

This animation was amazing! Good Job ❤️

[@StuHolland]

This is wonderful. Came here from Twitter. Great job, really well explained

[@strawman3059]

Incredible work recreating this.

[@jules326]

Great simulation. One small detail missing: how the steering wheel was ejected from the car on impact as he mentioned in an interview

[@dsv9835]

Yup, and did he really hold hes hand on steering wheel or braced for impact, like they are tought

[@tomatise]

Been told 28 seconds in the fire, guess in that case every second makes a difference...

[@Benjamin-ns8ct]

Amazing. Great job. Why does this chap only have 227 subs? It should be 100k++

[@Benjamin-ns8ct]

@Daniel WalderYes I know you're right, I didn't even realise it at the time. I hope our positive comments and subs encourage thrm to make more.

[@TheJanvicgwaps]

He has 4k subs now.. 😀

[@TheJanvicgwaps]

@Daniel Walder his channel is rising.. He is at 6.3k subs now.

[@ansiaaa]

what really shocked me was how quickly he could escape from that position... they seem to struggle every time they have to get out in a normal situation!

[@razzberry4756]

I believe he said he got out so fast because of his family. Adrenaline plus an external drive can do ridiculous things.

[@Guil09]

Yah..

[@brucethecurmudgeon8538]

I get goose bumps seeing how fast that car was going during that crash. Knowing the FIA safety measures helped him survive. F1 is the pinnacle of human and car interaction. I am so glad he not only survived but will race again...

[@willdarling1]

If there are parallel universes, 99.9% of all the Grosjeans did not make it out of that. Wow. do the Alonso Australia one next pls !

[@falloutboy9424]

I mean it goes beyond 99.9....so there were a few but luckily he was one of them.

[@honestmcgyver]

Even if 90% correct this is amazing. Well done

[@stopit9747]

Only thing you forgot to mention is that the steering wheel was gone when grojean climbed out.

[@francessweeney2308]

If this had happened in the 70s,Grosjean's family very likely would have been receiving a phone call from the crew chief telling her to go the hospital morgue and identify what's left of her husband. This happened to the family of racing driver Francois Cervert,he was driving a training lap when he lost the car on a bend, crashed through a barrier in excess of 110mph. Cervert was killed instantly-his body split from neck to hip.

[@Ren_1090]

Hell, if this had happened in 2017 the same call would’ve gone out. The halo saved his life, pure and simple.

[@beenaplumber8379]

Outstanding animation! It doesn't need to look photorealistic to illustrate every detail of what happened. Thanks for making this! This crash seems to illustrate a vulnerability in the ARMCO barrier. The rails are attached to each other, even after the post is destroyed. Had they been attached only to the post, it seems to me the rail segments would have broken without needing the halo. It's when the rail segments don't break but the lower and middle rails part enough to let the car through that the Koinigg/Cevert-type fatalities occur. The halo saved Grosjean (and numerous other drivers now - I think it's a godsend), but that doesn't mean we shouldn't keep trying to improve barrier safety. If the ARMCO post is gone, the barrier becomes three sharp blades that are no longer connected. Allowing the segments to separate once the post is gone should eliminate that danger. It eliminates a level of containment, of course, but had the middle rail segment not been separated, the force dynamics through the car would have been very different. Other types of cars might be vulnerable to that scenario. In fact, had the top rail segments separated when the post was destroyed, Grosjean would likely have escaped the fire more quickly. The top rail became a very real trap hazard. I hope smarter minds than mine have looked into this. I remember the fiery bloodbaths of the 70s, and it's been nice these past decades, seeing accidents as something drivers should be able to walk away from nearly every time, and they do. This accident was horrifying, and the first time I saw it, I already knew he walked away. It was still horrifying! It's a horrifying reminder that we can't stop trying to make things safer. Even with the halo, the survival cell, the advanced fuel containment, and all the fire protection, he could have died in this one. His escape was partly obstructed by an intact top rail that didn't have to be there, and I hope FIA took note of that.

[@mykl1673]

2020 almost took another person away from us, thank you halo

[@AmandaJayne46]

Just one point, Romain said that when he came to get out the first time he did notice that the steering wheel was missing. How could this have happened? Very well put together, epic job fella 💋

[@loknloll]

Because Grosjean obviously doesn't drive with a steering wheel.

[@8geartodown]

The impact was so hard, that the wheel and the stem went down between his legs.

[@penusliski]

It's by design. In cases of hard head on impacts, the wheel column collapses forward to make driver enough space for quick exit

[@AmandaJayne46]

@@penusliski sweet thank you for that 💋

[@gaelp9314]

EXCELLENT JOB MATE

[@jagermeister8888]

Danke für diese Demo zum Verständnis. Der hat wirklich wahnsinniges Glück gehabt und etliche Engel. Schön das der Rennsport um einiges sicher gemacht wurde und weiterhin wird.

[@da_visual]

As one to another fellow 3D artist, well done man!

[@musicorum9862]

Now this is proper F1 content, not crappy clickbait thumbnails and sensationalized Twitter reactions.

[@arberanagnosti4500]

Finding the gap put him in danger but also finding the gap saved him

[@hzj7920]

All in all a very luck guy. Super glad he is still with us. I was very critical of the halos but I changed my opinion before this incident. Lifesavers.

[@m0rdecai89]

Man that halo is tougher than I thought and truly miraculous he not only wasnt injured by the impact but able to stay conscious and escape the car, guardrail, and flames.

[@jukguy]

Lovely animation - I'm a complete HALO convert...

[@jannadrielcervo7753]

Looks like a March Leyton House teal livery.

[@fastmclaren71]

Jimmy Broadbent's minty.

[@JJSideshowBob]

As a video game dude, I can tell that he clipped through the wall.

[@raptormaster666]

This is what can happen if you try to wall-glitch. Sometimes you get into a magical realm of invisible boxes where the game would appreciate you not going, and sometimes your car rips in f'ing half. :P

[@caiuscosades6423]

Literal BeamNG Drive stuff

[@user-vg6hw3ct5h]

Have it fixed for Sunday? How did it start? I guess he will be looking at a better pair of gloves.

[@themidnightinator]

This is why you don’t try to hack real life.

[@battistiadam]

Grateful that Romain is still with us today.

[@tamyex9273]

THROUGH the freaking guardrail man not even being propelled over it. Through the guard rail cutting the car in half and him being protected all the way by the halo. Truly didn’t understand how much the halo contributed in saving his life until seeing this 3D animation. It probably saved him from getting knocked out too so that he was able to pull himself out in the end. Amazing stuff.

[@InchFab]

Conscious is the word. You put conscience.

[@asl4976]

Good job. Can you add an animation of how he escaped the car?

[@medureczek]

More terryfying than watching it live!

[@thymiosgr]

Really great work, I can't understand who would dislike this video.

[@xrisku]

Excellent video. Every major crash should be analysed like this if at all possible.

[@DaDyne]

I’d like to see an animation of the Mercedes double stack tire shuffle.

[@mukund6073]

Perfect simulation! Thank you

[@chrisdejager]

Wow, great 3D animation, very illuminating in what happened. Thanks! I'm wondering if they should make the t-cam structure more fragile, because if that was dislodged right away, the safety cell would have rolled further away, and Grosjean would have been able to climb out right away, and maybe would have not been surrounded by flames.

[@BOOSTXR]

That he was likely to hit marshalls

[@sniclops15]

People: "Why did they add the halo, it doesn't even look good on the car, it blocks the driver's view, it's overall just a poor addition..." *This happens* People: "Hey guys, so today I'm gonna talk about why I love the halo addition in F1..."

[@kevinonogikaito3371]

In fact I'm a beginner in F1 thing but im always worrying about "hey why there is no cover for their head and body from the above" when the halo exist I'm thinking about "that's good, but maybe it can affect the?" Turn into more better opinion of me thinking "thanks god, the halo saving drivers".

[@bansheebug]

Animation is very close to what I've watched and tried to understand...good job.

[@Crashalong]

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[@space_artist_4real138]

As someone who's finishing a mechanical engineering baccalaureate, I have to say, I thought this was made for and by an actual investigation. This is insane!

[@Garox_Lovania]

Ikr

[@sermaz1970]

Ромка больше всех критиковал Halo, а оно спасло ему жизнь.

[@paparazzi.IndianFootball]

Keep in mind... This all happened in less than a second!! Inertia was over the top in this accident!

[@montybrewster7]

What a brilliant analysis. Many thanks Crashalong.

[@farrelzong4443]

Perfect! This is what i'm looking for how Romain’s get out from that stuck barrier. Good job nice animation.

[@millerfisherman1989]

He definitely fork smashed that guardrail. Glad he’s ok!

[@AlumarsX]

Imagine the cell had landed upside down. Damn.

[@johndolores315]

Yeh, don't think his helmet could withstand that force. Don't think he'd get decapitated though, just squished.

[@xquisid]

Probably dealt the damage like Bianchi's got 6 years ago.

[@andreb.1352]

even when his head is not squished, he would probably be unconscious, like Massa in Hungary where the spring landed in his face... he wouldnt be able to get out of the car...

[@abeschmit8438]

Terrifying and beautiful animation. So glad he survived

[@Azzaratiofficial]

Hate the halo but no one will ever question it ever again. Great analysis, the physics looks pretty spot on from the footage I saw

[@GBRC-EFC-125]

thank god for the halo it saved his life. his wife and kids get to live on with him in their lives. again thank god.

[@vikinglord7545]

No. Thank the engineers who designed it. Your magic sky wizard had nothing to do with it.