F1 Drivers Debate Merits of Showing Grosjean Crash Video ... Over and Over and Over

From Autoweek

• Formula 1 and its television partners waited until Romain Grosjean was out of the car and deemed clear of serious injuries before airing replays of his crash in Bahrain.

• The same went for its social media platforms. Formula 1's social media feeds did not immediately post replays of the crash.

• Once Grosjean was deemed to be out of serious danger, the F1 social media sites and television made it difficult for fans NOT to see the crash and subsequent inferno.

Formula 1 is facing some criticism for the way the sport handled the television replays of Romain Grosjean's horrific fiery crash in the F1 Bahrain Grand Prix last Sunday.

Renault driver Daniel Ricciardo called the multiple replays of the fiery incident "completely disrespectful and inconsiderate" as the drivers prepared for the race restart.

"It was entertainment and they are playing with all of our emotions," said Ricciardo, whose views were backed by Sebastian Vettel and others.

Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas also agreed that the multiple replays were a bit much.

"I look at it once because I wanted to see what happened, but then I didn't want to see it anymore but it was being shown again everywhere," the Mercedes driver told Ilta Sanomat newspaper.

And four-time world champion Vettel said, "I went to my room. I didn't want to look at the accident very much. I know a lot of people like to see footage of fire like that, but this is about people. I think we shouldn't show such accidents so much on TV."