Romain Grosjean Hits Bird at 230 MPH During Indy 500 Test, PETA Isn’t Happy About It
The animal rights group plans to send Grosjean some plant-based 'chicken' after they deemed his comments about the incident insensitive.
PETA Mad After Grosjean Hits Bird at 230 MPH Icon Sportswire - Getty Images Romain Grosjean is no stranger to spectacular racing incidents; his fiery crash at the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix is one of the most dramatic in recent memory. He just survived another dramatic crash, but this time he didn’t hit a crash barrier—he hit a bird at 230 miles per hour. The incident occurred during testing for the Indianapolis 500; Grosjean escaped unharmed, but the bird was not so lucky.
And according to a report by Reuters , the animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) was not at all happy with Grosjean after his comments regarding the incident. First, it's important to note that Grosjean was lucky to escape the bird strike unharmed. In 2020, IndyCar began fitting all racecars with a protective windshield around the cockpit to protect drivers from flying debris, the catalyst behind the innovation being the tragic death of IndyCar driver Justin Wilson after a piece of debris from another car struck him on the head during a 2015 race.
If Grosjean didn’t have the aeroscreen to protect him, the outcome may have been much worse. Oof. Bird strike at 230mph for @RGrosjean at the #indy500 open test.
Thankful yet again for the aeroscreen. #racing #motorsport pic. twitter.