Grosjean to undergo surgery on left hand
Dec.15 - Romain Grosjean is set to undergo surgery in the wake of his horror and fiery crash in Bahrain.
The Frenchman missed the final two grands prix of his Formula 1 career as a result of the burns to his hands.
"I could almost live normally with my right hand already," Grosjean, 34, told RTL. "The only problem is that it is quite painful in this cold weather."
As for the left hand, he said it will take "another three good weeks" for the burns to heal.
"But there are small victories every day. The first is that I 99.9 percent don't have to have a graft, and I also have my little finger out of the bandage now," said Grosjean.
"I do need to go to the operating room this week because the ligament of the thumb was torn off, so it will mean between four and six weeks of immobilisation of the thumb.
"Apart from that, I have joked with friends that I will not be a hand model next, but honestly it's nothing compared to what could have happened in that accident," he added.
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Without that halo, it could have been his head torn off. So pleased that Romain is on the road to recovery. I will miss his smile in the paddock next year
Really glad he is being so cheerful and would love to thank him for some great times on track
Good luck whatever he ends up doing
I thought his interview with Martin Brundle was just amazing. To give death a name, Benoit, was quite a goosebump moment & to think that he sat back, relaxed & wondered what part of him was going to burn first, was an incredible tale of acceptance to hear. Then to have Martin say that it was all true because he'd seen the onboard camera footage, makes you wonder how traumatising it might have been to have watched that footage, if he hadn't made it out of the car
i have raced, and watched racing for 50 years, but that shocked me. i did not think the impact would be survivable, let alone the fire, well done roman wish you all the best...
and a massive "well-done" to the designers and engineers behind the halo - the chance of his surviving that horrific crash without it would've been as close to absolute zero as it gets in statistics.
Wishing you all the best for your upcoming surgery and I hope that you have a speedy recovery! It was so scary seeing the car catch fire and so relieved to see you get out of the car! A massive heartfelt thanks to all the designers who have made the cars with the upmost safety in mind! Have a wonderful Christmas with your family and A Very Happy New Year!