Watch the much more realistic looking reconstruction of this accident (ukposts.info/have/v-deo/cKiepoSucIx9sJ8.html), which featured also in the Canal+ documentary "Retour de flammes"!

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Wow, the first correct crash simulation.

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

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

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 👍

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Wow, great animation! 👍 Thanks a lot for making this - it helped me quite a bit to understand the dynamics of the crash.

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

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

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.

You’re killing it man! Keep doing what you love doing and what you’re good at! 👏🏻

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

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

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

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...

Amazing how he survived.. that halo done the job

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

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.

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

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

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.

Thanks for sharing, this gives really great insight into the situation.

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

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

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

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

Incredible work recreating this.

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

Absolutely amazing render, great job!

What a brilliant analysis. Many thanks Crashalong.

Thanks. I've been waiting for this video!

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

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!

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.

Wow thanks for this ! Brilliantly explais this crash.

This animation was amazing! Good Job ❤️

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

this is an amazing work buddy 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

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

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

Wouw thanks for all this work very clear

This is what I’ve been looking for since the crash happened. The role of the halo and the position of the front half entangled with the barrier. Both questions answered very well.

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

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

Even if 90% correct this is amazing. Well done

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.

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.

EXCELLENT JOB MATE

I say this is close, great great job on the video

I'd love to see a 3d G acceleration graph. It would highlight the safety mechanisms behind the rail technology combined with the halo. Awesome vid =)

Amazing work.. you are awesome !!

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 !

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 💋

Excellent! Thank you for the clarification.

Amazing demo thanks bro!!! Godlike ;D

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

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

That’s nuts!! Great to see in so much detail how it transpired

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.

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.

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

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.

Great video, really well made. Great work.

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

Looks like a March Leyton House teal livery.

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

Wow this is insanely good detail. Thank you. I always wondered why the fuel tank erupted.

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

Perfect simulation! Thank you

Very good analysis, logical and acurate. Thank you!