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Grosjean: I broke my seat in Sochi crash

Lotus Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean revealed on Friday that the force of his Russian Grand Prix crash last weekend was so strong it broke his seat. The Frenchman, who is leaving Lotus at the end of the season to join the new U.S-owned Haas F1 team, said his escape without injury after hitting the barriers in Sochi was a testament to Formula One's safety levels. 'I'm feeling pretty good, especially considering the force of the impact: I broke my seat,' he said in a team preview for next week's U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. Team technical director Nick Chester said initial investigations had not indicated anything broke on the car before the accident. 'It looks like Romain was maybe...
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