French driver Romain Grosjean is expected to stay in hospital until Tuesday after his fiery Bahrain Grand Prix crash, his Haas team said on Monday.

The 34-year-old suffered burns to the back of his hands in Sunday’s shocking accident at Sakhir, with his car splitting in two and bursting into a ball of flame after penetrating a steel barrier.

Haas said in a statement that team principal Guenther Steiner had visited Grosjean at the Bahrain Defence Force hospital on Monday.

The statement added that treatment was going well and “it is anticipated he will be discharged from the care of the hospital on Tuesday”.

There was no word on whether Grosjean would be able to race this weekend when the Bahrain circuit hosts the Sakhir Grand Prix, second of a Middle Eastern triple-header that ends in Abu Dhabi the following weekend.

Miami-born Brazilian Pietro Fittipaldi, a grandson of twice world champion and double Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi, is one of the team’s official reserve drivers along with Swiss F2 racer Louis Deletraz.

Grosjean is due to leave Haas at the end of the season along with Danish teammate Kevin Magnussen.

On Sunday, Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo blasted the “Hollywood” coverage of the crash while Lewis Hamilton said the incident showed how dangerous the sport could be.

“It was terrifying to see,” said seven-time world champion Hamilton, who took his 95th career win.

“It hits home for a driver, but I am grateful that he is safe and he was able to get out and it is a stark reminder of how dangerous this sport can be.”

Grosjean’s crash brought the race to a halt seconds after the start. It resumed an hour and 20 minutes later.

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