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F1 defends replays of Grosjean crash

Formula 1 has defended its decision to repeatedly replay the crash of Haas' Romain Grosjean in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, arguing it provided important context in the wake of the incident. Having come under fire from Renault's Daniel Ricciardo, who had said he was 'disgusted' by the 'Hollywood' treatment of Grosjean's fiery crash, a F1 spokesperson insisted to Autosport that the footage was presented in a respectful manner. 'Firstly, at F1 this isn't about entertainment and a few procedures and protocols are in place before any decision to run a reply is made,' they said. 'Following an accident all onboards, helicopter feeds etc are cut. There is direct comms between race control and the...
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