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Formula One: Romain Grosjean leaves Bahrain hospital after fireball crash

Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - November 29, 2020. Flames seen from the crash scene after Haas' Romain Grosjean crashed out at the start of the race. [Pool via REUTERS/Kamran Jebreili/File Photo]

French Formula One driver Romain Grosjean left hospital in Bahrain on Wednesday after being treated for burns to his hands suffered when his Haas car was engulfed in a fireball.

The 34-year-old had an astonishing escape after the vehicle penetrated the metal crash barriers in Sunday's race at the Sakhir circuit, splitting in two and erupting in flames.

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