Roman grosjean was left without team sponsorship Haas run in IndyCar because of the accident he had in Bahrain Grand Prix 2020, as disclosed Gene Haas, team owner.
“I don’t know … he has a wife and three children and I told him I can’t give him money to go and commit suicide. He felt he needed to stay home and take care of his family.”
“It simply came to our notice then. If you really understand what happened there … if the car had been a few degrees to one side or the other, it wouldn’t have been able to get out of the cab and I would have died. He was extremely lucky, “Haas said.
Although he had not previously refused sponsorship, the owner Haas rectified and explained the reasons French butterfly.
“He asked me if I would sponsor him IndyCar, I was very open to that at first. But after the collapse of Bahrain, he was so happy that he did not commit suicide. For someone who absolutely destroyed his car, I couldn’t be happier that he survived, “Haas said in an interview with Racer.
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