'I am going to die': Romain Grosjean recalls terrifying Formula One fireball crash

“I thought which part is going to burn first? Is it the foot? Is it the hands? Is it going to be painful? It was a very, very strange feeling”
'I am going to die': Romain Grosjean recalls terrifying Formula One fireball crash

Romain Grosjean survived the fireball crash (Brynn Lennon/AP)

Romain Grosjean said he made peace with himself and was prepared to die as he battled to escape the Formula One fireball inferno which stunned the world.

Grosjean, 34, was back in the Sakhir paddock on Friday, just five days after his terrifying crash at last weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix.

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