Near Death at Vendee Globe and Formula One
In this Global Sports Channel Radio Show Bonus Episode we cover an amazing 72 period in world sport when two Frenchmen were very lucky to cheat death.
In the Vendee Globe, arguably the world's toughest sailing race, one person, one boat, 26'000 Nautical Miles. As the boats reached the Southern Ocean French sailor Kevin Escoffier was dramatically rescued by fellow Frenchmen Jean Le Cam. This heroic ordeal is captured in this episode.
In the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, the fifteenth round of the 2020 Formula One World Championships disaster struck French Driver from the Haas Racing Team, Romain Grosjean.
At over 220 kilometres per hour his car rifled into the safety barriers, destroying his car, as well as the safety rails. Grosjean who is currently in a local hospital was extremely lucky to escape with minor abrasions.