It generated a truly iconic and everlasting image when Steve McQueen ultimately failed to clear the wartime fencing on his Triumph TR6 Trophy, but that Great Escape was undoubtedly surpassed in every way on Sunday evening in Bahrain. Romain Grosjean must have had his lucky fireproof socks on, one of which was clearly visible as he jumped the very piece of crash barrier he had just prised open like a tin of soup with his Haas F1 car. The incident was triggered by the cars ahead of him when a slow-starting Valtteri Bottas was being mugged by the midfield pack, who in turn were tripping over each other in their frenzy to make up places. Grosjean saw both a threat and an opportunity ahead of...
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