The 10 Most Dramatic Crashes of the 2020 F1 Season

From a catalogue of collisions at Mugello to Romain Grosjean’s heart-stopping crash and escape in Bahrain.
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[@dizxjust2538]

Top 2 : “worst thing I’ve ever seen” Top 1 : “hold my thing”

[@thewinner2782]

Hold my halo

[@seq6133]

His radio message indeed didn't age well...

[@gijgij4541]

Yup, didn't take long for him to witness something a tad worse, did it...

[@kroolkot_6762]

Worst thing he's seen so far

[@theanomalous1401]

Definitely depends on how you define"thing" and what you mean by" worst"

[@jasperfk]

Romain: “this is the worst thing I’ve seen ever” Me: “the worst thing you’ve seen *so far*!”

[@JH-zk3zp]

Simpsons reference

[@CostanTheOne]

ffs

[@sbinnala14]

Stolen

[@mandrokleschannel3412]

This sums up 2020 in general

[@markhenley3097]

@@mandrokleschannel3412 Turkish GP: ''This is the best thing you've ever seen.'' Perez winning at Sakhir ''Best thing you've seen so far.''

[@TheSharpoint1]

Whenever I hear the phrase "hanging upside down" I think of "hanging upside down like a cow" Hulkenburg what have you done to me

[@debajyotidutta007]

“Get me out there’s fire” was a bonus which Stroll didnt experience.

[@corbinselanne7990]

@@debajyotidutta007 Stroll technically has Hulkenberg's old seat at what's now Aston Martin since when Stroll moved to the team in 2019 Checo Perez was in his sixth of seven years with the team

[@mateobouri1952]

he possesed you man you are not the only one cause i was in the exact turn at the exact moment it hapened so consider yourself lucky

[@hozhuofeng9877]

Yeah same

[@julianlieb929]

*Hülkenberg :D

[@NoCommentaryGamer]

Imagine Kvjats look on his eyes when he watched his mirrors seeing Grosjean crashing 😳.

[@JB-qk8vg]

His heart prob stopped

[@CassassinCatto]

Don't need to. His transmission on F1 Unfiltered said PLENTY

[@t3ichtaucher]

Not only crashing. Imagine what goes through you head when you just had contact with another drivers car and immidiately after you see an explosion in your rear mirror.

[@nemesizzlehd4k834]

I am sure everyone is still so thankful grosjean is alive and healthy

[@lewiscoxall6098]

Yes we all are 🙏🙏

[@TATAR4ik72]

He is alive, he is one piece, he is an eagle

[@MrDragonfly]

Yep

[@PiwoszJR]

I was so terrified when watching the race. I was sure I've just seen someone die. Wouldn't expect he would be able to get out of the car

[@jonathanrogers1897]

He is one of my favorite drivers so I was more than happy to see him jump out as quickly as he did

[@kevinwu951]

This season reminds us again how dangerous F1 actually is. Safety should never be taken for granted.

[@dapball]

Yeah

[@mikhailfernandez24]

Tbh, this season reminded me how safe F1 has become. It's amazing that throughout all these crashes, noone was seriously injured. Just shows how amazing the cars safety has become

[@heretustay]

@@mikhailfernandez24 very, very true. It's increíble how far we've come. But we can't rest on our laurels, there's always more we can do to make sure everyone leaves the track alive.

[@Antonio88870]

@@heretustay exactly... some people complained a lot about the Halo when it was introduced (and some still does complain about it) saying that it was unnecessary, that F1 was "too safe" or that motorsport is dangerous and it is how it is... "accept or leave it" and some actually said that the scenario for what the Halo was planned for never happened when it already happened a few times in a number of Formula series with some fatalities... and after it was introduced, it already proved to be useful a few times.

[@esseref1436]

lol I made a video about that. their are actually 1000 crashes that happend in that sport.

[@willamos13]

Grosjean: this is the worst thing I’ve seen, ever” Also Grosjean: HOLD MY BEER

[@seb99342]

Niki Lauda 1976: I'm the worst

[@Nick-qx1vf]

Romain: "this is the worst thing i've seen, ever" 2020: "just you wait, son"

[@muhammadahnafwisnunugroho2534]

you just wait, sunshine, you just wait.

[@simdane5898]

2020: Year of the halo We could have had the worst year in F1 history without the halo, so the fact that F1 stuck to it is just epic. Plus, as it makes the cars THAT much safer, the crashes are mostly dramatic and not scary like they used to be. Big up 🕺

[@Eric-lo2ug]

That, and some people are still against halo which I don't understand

[@James_Anderson_]

Here before this gets a lot of likes because it's a verified account

[@emiliofernandez7117]

Heylo

[@trungnguyen0104]

true

[@arhammuhammad651]

Hi sim dane

[@cnawico]

Romain: "This is the worst thing I've seen ever!" Narrator: "Little did he know..."

[@DiamondAxee]

y e a h

[@oskir1fetch154]

What do you mean??

[@tomaskiselovic7758]

😂😂😂😂

[@aoyuki1409]

@@oskir1fetch154 grojean's horrific crash happened much later than the mutli-car chaos during restart

[@TheLibermania]

Best picture on my television 2020: Grosjean sitting in the medical car.

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

Mine was when he hit the fence

[@charamia9402]

Best thing I saw all year, tbh.

[@Thomas-et9ts]

@@DanceySteveYNWA wanna rephrase that?

[@Thomas-et9ts]

@@DanceySteveYNWA i dont really know how to explain this to you other than that man nearly died, and you're saying it's the best bit

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

@@Thomas-et9ts I know what happened, I watch all the races. The danger is what a lot of fans like, and the drivers. He nearly died, he didn't. Regardless, it still looks cool asf

[@austinasura9856]

I find it intriguing that Kimi's behind watching nearly all the crashes

[@SandroDoulis]

Someone gotta tell Kvyat that it wasn’t his fault. It was a puncture

[@Midaspl]

TBH not even a puncture. It just gave up, because everyone dragged them further than they were supposed to last.

[@gondil07]

I felt so bad for him when it happened and he was blaming himself.

[@twandepan]

@@Midaspl it was a punture tho. You can see the tyre go all out of shape with a big hole in the side.

[@MickZarco]

"It just gave up" so IT WAS a puncture.

[@nepone]

​@@Midaspl He's on the medium tyre and the crash happened at lap 13, that's not supposed to happen.

[@woajaeron]

It’s crazy how 2019’s Top 1 crash is actually less dramatic than the Top 10 crash in 2020.

[@marcoimanuel5489]

2020 is blessed and cursed at the same time

[@shiko1859]

@@marcoimanuel5489 ...like it says in the book...

[@TBrown-kg7dn]

Yeah and there were even less races this season

[@PunChris_92]

@@shiko1859 you picked the wrong house, fool!

[@Katerpillar]

@@shiko1859 the same thing makes us laugh make us cry

[@tonimaf]

Grosjean in Tuscany GP: This is the worst thing I've seen ever. Also Grosjean in Bahrain: hold my halo

[@kyogrez5453]

imagine the thoughts that went through kvyats head right after Romain crashed. “Have I just killed someone?”

[@GunsNRoses1123]

Though he didn't do anything but it must have been horrible to see the fire behind you.

[@jelly4890]

Timestamp pls?

[@whohouuu]

@@jelly4890 8:44

[@formulamontage1679]

2019 had like 1 or 2 memorable crashes, 2020 had crashes were we thought we lost a driver

[@pierrebrunel3155]

1

[@shmet]

*2020 had 1 crash where we thought we lost a driver

[@formulamontage1679]

@Luca Goodoer yeah, like spa 2012 he could of killed alonso

[@thebarcaboardroom406]

Obviously didnt want it to happen but if we did it would have been the most 2020 thing

[@vyasponnuri3375]

Grosjean especially, just seeing him walk out of that fire brings so much relief to everyone's faces

[@zupaman4738]

I think he waited his whole life to say ,, D N F for M A X“

[@thisdanguy]

ikr I was in a mix of emotions upon hearing that, I was disappointed but I also wanted to laugh

[@davidhooks8204]

Made me cringe😂

[@ceestinahmusic]

So cringey 😶

[@esseref1436]

haahah indeed

[@txmmymai3175]

nah that was straight fire

[@kyleb7435]

I still find it messed up how Lance's engineer asked "what happened" rather than "are you ok" for his accident at Mugello

[@anonymouskerman8318]

Tbh i really dont like Stroll's engineer.

[@prachuryyabaruah6551]

😂 he's a weird guy on the radio though, sounds like he's had enough with life. Stroll on pole or P20, that guy sound the same

[@mohammed_the_train_spotter]

@@user-ol5bj4dm2v isn’t it inhuman?

[@bizarrebunny5579]

Yh he sounds like he hates Lance and wants to call quits on life

[@olympusgn8085]

Because Stroll is a hazard to the grid

[@lukez9721]

The halos may look different but you can’t deny that it makes the cars a lot safer

[@aaryanshetty1466]

Stroll's tuscan crash was pretty scary...you could see how scared he was after the crash

[@jacobarratoon8144]

Oh yeah 😂

[@ringoferrer2343]

tbh he was more disappointed than scared

[@ln2_official]

I think he was more dejected that a puncture ruined his podium

[@denja964]

He was going to get a podium on pure pace and had his race ended. Gutted for him multiple times this season. Could have been on the podium 4-5 times if he wasn't unlucky.

[@davidecuccato8358]

I remember that at that Moment i was really scared because of the speed he went to the barriers

[@theonewiththename6111]

1:05 “yeah I’m fine” This was the most depressed I’m fine I’ve ever heard

[@brunochavarria7662]

He knew his time was up in Red Bull after that accident...

[@kami_narisama]

@@brunochavarria7662 Albon literally has always been like that. Even in 2019.

[@alexjohnson3220]

Goosebumps every time I see the Grosjean crash 😨 Some big crashes this season! Always adds to the action, but you always want people to be safe & unhurt. Thankful for the halo 😇

[@hujanair2]

grosjean is having it hard since he started. i hope this man comes out mentally strong. we all are cheering for you romain!

[@saptakmukhopadhyay86]

We should really salute the whole FIA MEDICAL team for their best efforts towards F1 👊👊👊❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@gijgij4541]

And don't forget the marshals!

[@ssbwoah4906]

@@gijgij4541 yes for sure

[@7kAndyy]

and the engineers that helped keep their cars safe to drive 👍👍👍

[@denadaillacmayeul2381]

"The worst thing I have seen ever" by Grosjean aged like milk...

[@esseref1436]

hahahhaa legend

[@user-cg7tj7cu4m]

Spa 2012

[@deject]

It's still shocking to see Romain's crash at Bahrain. Incredible that he survived with relatively minor injuries. Hopefully we never have another fatality in Formula 1.

[@leonie364.]

I'm still so happy that nobody was injured or worse in the last three crashes.

[@oceannspiritt659]

tuscany takes up at least 40% of the list. italy takes up 50% of the list, a honda powered car involved in about 50% of the list

[@roxannelyson7715]

Italy only had one crash (LeClerc). Sure you don't mean Tuscany and Bahrain (which had 3)?

[@TheSutoo]

Were is Tuscany?

[@TheSutoo]

Sorry, where, my bad.

[@roxannelyson7715]

@@TheSutoo Do you mean geographically? That is irrelevant. F1 and O.S. split it by races, not geography. Tuscany was a race and Italy was a race. Tuscany had three on the list. Italy had one.

[@oceannspiritt659]

just because it dont say italy in the name doesnt mean i dont ignore the secondary italy races

[@napifyy6634]

I just realized we have silverstone and silverstwo this season

[@enragedpanda1]

Haha

[@giangamer6903]

Oh yes hahah great

[@doodletanki6661]

you sir, are a genius

[@rjfaber1991]

That would be Silversttwo, with two Ts...

[@star-vg8zt]

Get this man a medal @f1

[@pburns1984]

That 360° camera footage at 5:16 is incredible!

[@hardmusiclover1996]

What a season it was! The amount of heavy crashes was insanely high! and everyone got out safe! the amount of crashes is not a measurement of excitement, but it does count to create a spectacular season, where every driver pushes to the limit... can't wait untill the next season start

[@niceguy2832]

more than 10 days without f1, i can see binotto even on my dreams, *elp*

[@perspii2808]

Sinnotto

[@chilidrummer8333]

- Pronto, niceguy - Hello? -S🅱️inalla

[@sweetssandbox3526]

pronto niceguy

[@seb99342]

@@chilidrummer8333 Sorry no eterno pizza

[@TheLibermania]

7:35 Grosjean: "This is the worst thing i've seen ever" Me: "The worst thing you're ever seen so far"

[@diogomanoelmoreiracosta4641]

Yeah... i'm so happy for Grosjean stays here

[@zenon459]

@@diogomanoelmoreiracosta4641 exuse me?

[@TheLibermania]

@@lakshmivallabh6936 You're halfway right. It would be You've (With an apostrophe). If you want to correct people, do it right yourself.

[@aydankhaliq2967]

@@lakshmivallabh6936 yes it is from tooned

[@zenon459]

@@lakshmivallabh6936 yep, mclaren mercedes fan since 2009, jenson button is my favourite driver. I've been waiting for a new season

[@lexiekrewitt1735]

Dany’s crash still brings tears to my eyes, especially because he was so hard to himself, blaming himself. I just wanted him to know that he had a puncture, that it was not his fault. Just wonder why his time didn’t tell him....

[@maxverstappen251]

@TopTier_Studio he couldn't do anything about that, Grosjean just went into him

[@kingponto1295]

The Grosjean crash was the first F1 Grand Prix I had ever seen. Feeling my heart drop when that crash happened is something I will always remember. After researching how far F1 has come safety wise. Its amazing to see him walk away from that crash. scary stuff.

[@gagginglemer1]

I love how casual Kyvat is about his crash "yeah, I was just fiddling with the buttons while my foot was plastered to the floor and I got distracted, nbd"

[@nathanadeboye6481]

I remember Leclerc crash so well, I even thought he was unconcious. Same for Kvyat.

[@orio_3]

same it looked horrible

[@disguisedhuman]

@@TheJokerit19 He thought that Charles was unconscious, not that he was.

[@ludvig7473]

@@TheJokerit19 Notice the word "thought"...

[@TEGames]

he blacked out for like a second.

[@petix976]

grosjean: THIS IS THE WORST THING I HAVE NEVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!!! next clip: bahrain crash grosjean: oh sh-

[@GGoblin1]

S🅱️INOTTO after watching all the s🅱️innalas in this video : *happiness noises*

[@DiegoRYT]

the 🅱️lan is working as 🅱️lanned

[@Ayad719]

s🅱️inalla vettel's 🅱️lan is working as 🅱️eemed

[@AntonioPadron]

The Grosjean one still scares me 😥

[@AppleLauda_destroyer99942]

Niki Lauda flashbacks

[@gijgij4541]

@@AppleLauda_destroyer99942 Berger at Tamburello, 1989.

[@AppleLauda_destroyer99942]

@@gijgij4541 I know but Niki Lauda gave me flashbacks

[@MrMonkeyCrumpets]

What’s truly scary is aside from the fire neither of those crashes were as kinetically violent as Grojean’s. He could have easily ended up like Francois Cevert or Helmut Koinigg without the halo.

[@h2g22]

I live for these top tens

[@andreapellegrinmo6556]

I literally love how Lance Stroll just appears so frigging caaaaaaalm after every crash (even if he's hanging upside down lol), what a man

[@laurihulikkala3976]

Gotta love the intensity of the "OH NO!" brundle has.

[@MulettoMotorsports]

Crofty sounds so proud of "DNF for M-A-X"

[@letsgamegamers4501]

it did sound cool

[@Connor16099]

There was only ever going to be 1 number 1 contender

[@swannykiid]

I like how they didnt just end it with romains crash. They showed him recovering after. Nice touch😁

[@conorlawlor6985]

1:43 “ok I’m hanging upside down” He just accepts it like there’s nothing else to do

[@actualtoaster34]

You already know number 1 is me stubbing my toe earlier

[@snipersut2175]

Hope everyone that sees this has a great day and stay safe

[@aestheticzea]

You too mate

[@SuperPITSteelers]

Instead of posting my own comment, I'm gonna like this one because more people deserve to hear this

[@mslo7312]

Bot

[@robleurni8420]

Demagoguery

[@aidaulovic3307]

I'm telling you, every time I see Romain get out of that car, I cry. Just too emotional. We love and gonna miss you, Phoenix 💜

[@antan2329]

love how lance stroll just goes "ok im upside down now"

[@Lemur39]

Crashes in F1 this year pretty much summed up the whole of 2020 in a nutshell.

[@isakmo]

Well, number 1 on this list is pretty obvious, isn't it?

[@PilotJohnSilver]

Nobody will surpass this for several years, at least we hope so... :)

[@PilotJohnSilver]

@@noahwootton4151 crashes without fire and burns, boring 😜

[@arielortiz3548]

Those are 1970 images

[@GunsNRoses1123]

It's the coolest locking crash too and specially when jumps out from the fire like an action hero.

[@pindajung]

Engineer: Are you ok Alex? Alex: I'm fired, ain't I?

[@semaj_5022]

Who just walks away after getting blown up like that? That man is never gonna take a single second of the rest of his life for granted

[@nickgregory4617]

This is my favourite part of the year for formula 1’s KZbin,as we can see vids like this...

[@michaelswift7597]

Goodness me that grosjean crash looks worse every time I see it , so thankful he was able to walk away 🙌🏼

[@jegen1200]

8:45 never noticed it before but Kyvat checks his mirrors to see if Romain is okay

[@adrianbolanos228]

Yea that is nice

[@artkirakosyan2633]

I love how fast that mercedes arrived on the last video. The broken tire was still moving when he was already there.

[@thomasmaiolino]

In the first lap the safety car follows the pack

[@ethan7533]

At times this season it felt like Pastor Maldonado returned

[@basicallylife8387]

Lance's Bahrain crash reminded me of Pastor and Esteban Guitierrez in Bahrain

[@thisdanguy]

@@basicallylife8387 oh wow I've never thought of that...

[@thisdanguy]

@@basicallylife8387 Esteban Gutierrez's car went more like: ↗️⬇️🔃➡️↖️↕️🔃⤴️⤵️↩️🔄⬆️⬇️⬇️

[@reyderey702]

@@basicallylife8387 Exactly the comparison the french commentators made during the race

[@pranavps851]

His spirit remains..

[@saptakmukhopadhyay86]

The crashes really proves how bad 2020 was but still we should be happy that all the drivers are Safe and Fine ❤❤❤💯💯💯

[@hustlenut7910]

They are so lucky to have this new halo now, i dont know why anyone had never thought of this before, definitely a life saver

[@michelemussap34]

Every time I see romain’s crash I got goosebumps, so glad he is okay🙏🏼

[@haykallazuardi3794]

let's all say "THANK YOU HALO"

[@mohammed_the_train_spotter]

N O

[@aris_nko]

@@mohammed_the_train_spotter .

[@DiamondAxee]

THANK YOU HALO

[@airygoats323]

THANK YOU HALO

[@Blueturtle1]

THANK YOU HALO

[@finjo2526]

Bold prediction: Grosjean Bahrain Crash is on top!🤙

[@Markus-be7ow]

No its Ocon in Barcelona for sure. That was brutal ;)

[@oceannspiritt659]

id say its p1 or p2

[@jtc4119]

Lemme guess same

[@ajp_3391]

You should not risk putting a bet on that, you could lose a lot.

[@jtc4119]

@@Markus-be7ow LOL

[@ishangarg7562]

Grosjean in Tuscany: This is the worst thing I've seen ever Bahrain 2020: *allow me to introduce myself*

[@ssbwoah4906]

Bruh

[@fadil_mirai6334]

Grosjean in Tuscany : That was the worst thing i've seen! Future Grosjean : Yet.

[@kian_de_gamer1638]

when you realise that the number one of 2019 don't will make it in the top 10 if it happens this year

[@RandomGuy37]

What actually was the number one of 2019? Can't even remember any big F1 crashes from that year.

[@tomaszahradnik7867]

@@RandomGuy37 maybe Bottas at Mexico?

[@christophervinantius]

@@RandomGuy37 Magnussen in Canada, qualifying session

[@rjfaber1991]

@@RandomGuy37 Had to look it up, but it was Magnussen's heavy hit into the Wall of Champions during quali, and him ricocheting across the track to hit the opposite wall afterwards.

[@AWildSnowball]

I’d say the top of 2019 SHOULD be the Giovinazzi one at Spa

[@Deepshade_]

So this time we wait only for number 2 because we all know who number 1 is😂

[@rjfaber1991]

That one was pretty obvious as well, wasn't it? If it wasn't for Grosjean's fiery crash, the Mugello pile-up would have been #1 by some margin.

[@Deepshade_]

@@rjfaber1991 Ye almost forgot about that😅

[@marklynn5899]

"This is the worst thing I've seen ever" *Wait til his incident in Bahrain*

[@olastrolas6150]

it has been over half a year from grosjean crash and i still have goosebumps when i see it

[@juanmartinramirez6311]

I was waiting for this !

[@cuneytdurmaz9922]

7:43 Grosjean: “worst thing I’ve ever seen” Me: May I hold your beer?

[@beautifulcatastrophe]

The Journey Of F1 Safety Is Awesome....

[@kianhendriksen2036]

Thx for this video ❤

[@woajaeron]

2019 is basically childplay compared to 2020.

[@jeffbrown9273]

When I was a young boy, I got into watching F1 because I loved seeing the crashes which were entertaining to me because I obviously didn’t know what was happening being just 5. Now I realise how dangerous crashes can be and that they are very serious. Despite hating Grosjean with passion, I am glad that he survived so he can see his wife and children again

[@allainangcao28]

#7. I see that Max has inherited Seb’s “honestly” remark.

[@lampertl]

The way Max tosses his steering wheel gets me every time.

[@alexchrysafopoulos]

2021 With Nikita Mazepin top 20 dramatic crashes

[@gijgij4541]

He will probably have very few. However, how many he CAUSES...

[@MegaMg84]

It’s remarkable notice that the last fire after a crash in F1 was San Marino GP 1989 Berger crash at Tamburello corner (yes, that Tamburello corner) then just cases of fire in pit lane. I’m still convinced that the Haas chassis was defected

[@Arsenic71]

5:16 Wow, great perspective/camera! I never knew they had 360° cameras on board!

[@muuhammadeesa7665]

that was absolutely mind blowing

[@marcusaureliusthe3rd]

Romain Gorsjean in Tuscany surviving every mishap infront of him. Romain Grosjean surviving one of the worst crashes in F1 history. Safe to say Romain had a colorful end to a career. Glad the driver is safe!

[@aadixum]

Sounds like reverse of final destination. No matter what happens, the person lives.

[@icrashing2873]

NoN CoNtAcT SpOrT

[@jacksonhillerby147]

It is no contact before mazepin joins

[@solace368]

I remember me and my dad seeing Grosjean crash live. That was a horrific crash. Thank the lord he lived, it proved the halos worth, and even though years ago I did not really like the look of it, I’m glad it is here now.

[@AlphaAssasinYT]

Grosjean in Tuscany: This is the worst thing I have seen ever! Bahrain: Lemao no.

[@ia3215]

0:28 Stroll was schooling Perez until that race, then Perez just took off like a rocket and never looked back

[@Greninjia]

Romain at Tuscany: this is the most dangerous thing I have seen Me: *panics*

[@decka.14]

I love how chill lance stroll is when he crashes.

[@m.rodrigues5503]

Amazing G forces!!!! Well done boys 2021 it s now 🙏💙🙏

[@reactbs4510]

The most bizarre crash of the year would go to Ocon at Spain

[@yioulipa7234]

Said a mad max fanboy who thinks his fav's the best

[@reactbs4510]

@@yioulipa7234 lol literally not even a Max fan. It is the most bizarre crash of the year.

[@xen6789]

When i saw the crash at 6:17 i thought we lost LeClerc like Jules back in 2014

[@cameronhowat6239]

It’s crazy looking back on when we didn’t have the halo just 5 years ago and how dangerous it seems to not have it - even though most people were against bringing it in

[@epicell1711]

Still get goosebumps from the Grosjean crash

[@TrueRegulators]

Grojean: "That's the worst thing I've seen ever!" Bahrain: "Hold my Armco!"

[@marklynn5899]

There was no doubt that Romain Grosjean fireball incident in Bahrain is #1

[@earlhenerz]

Finally the best video of the year🍿

[@shanmukeshr1696]

Stroll was excellent a brilliant young boiiii though he hasn't made it among top5 drivers he's everywhere in top 10 crashes