Romain Grosjean has shown off the horrendous burns he has been left with on his hands a year on from his 'fireball' crash at last season's Bahrain Grand Prix.
Grosjean was involved in the horror crash on November 29 during last year's F1 race in Bahrain, as his car veered off the track before bursting into flames and splitting into two after crashing into the track-side barriers.
Remarkably the former Haas driver walked away from the fireball but sustained severe burns to his hands, and the scars remain 12 months on.
Grosjean showed off the lasting burns whilst appearing on 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg’s podcast, describing the injuries as: "The right is good, the left a little less good."
The Swiss-French driver went on to discuss the aftermath of the crash, and the feelings he felt whilst his car was engulfed in flames.
He said: "To come out of the flames that day is something that will mark my life forever.
"I have a lot of people who have shown me love and it has touched me a lot, and at times I get a bit teary-eyed.
"I don't know if the word miracle exists or if it can be used, but in any case I would say it wasn't my time [to die]."
Grosjean was stuck in the burning car wreckage for 28 seconds, however the former Haas man revealed the wait felt much longer as he was left almost contemplating his life with the flames burning around him.
"It felt much longer than 28 seconds. I saw my visor turning all orange, I saw the flames on the left side of the car,” added the 35-year-old.
"I thought about a lot of things, including Niki Lauda, and I thought that it wasn't possible to end up like that, not now. I couldn't finish my story in Formula One like that.
"And then, for my children, I told myself that I had to get out. I put my hands in the fire, so I clearly felt it burning on the chassis.
"I got out, then I felt someone pulling on the suit, so I knew I was out."
Grosjean called time on his 11-year F1 career following the crash, however his retirement had already been planned after it was announced he would be dropped by Haas at the end of the 2020 season.
Announcing his retirement 12 months ago he said: “It is a very difficult decision but it is the best one for my future.
"Hopefully I will now work on what is coming next, where am I going to go racing, where am I going to go winning races!
"I would like to thank everyone for the messages, the support and the love. It has been incredible to see in such a difficult time.”