Romain Grosjean's accident at the start of Formula 1's Bahrain Grand Prix was one of the most violent and horrifying in recent years and as soon as it was known that he had been extricated from the scene the replays of the crash were shown – and repeatedly so. But was it too much? Given the violent nature of the 137mph, 53G crash Grosjean suffered going into the inside guardrail, some of his fellow drivers felt distressed at the continuous manner in which the images were played back on the world feed throughout the lengthy stoppage. The 19 drivers had a wait of over an hour before being called back to their cars once the barrier was replaced, during which time they had to contend...
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