Quick and dirty translation of an article from French F1 press talking to Romain...
"I never lost consciousness. To get out of the cockpit, I was able to undo my belts - the steering wheels was no longer there, probably flew off on impact.
All I saw was orange through my visor, flames all around me, I thought of Niki Lauda and I did not want to end up like he did, I had to get out, for my kids...
In the end, I got burns on my hands, a big ankle sprain, I thought I might have broken it. I was more scared for my family than for me, my kids primarily, but also my parents, I didn't have time to be scared for myself. I saw death coming, I had no option other than escape this. "
Upon watching images of the crash on TV : "This is the biggest crash I ever saw, the fire, explosion, the batteries also burned and added a lot of energy to the fire. Even in hollywood they wouldn't blow it up a car like this. I stayed in the flames 28 seconds but it seems a lot longer to me, took me 3 attempts to escape the cockpit. After this I am so glad to be alive"
"My son Simon thinks I have magical powers - talked about a "love shield" that protected me, that I flew out of the car. Those are very impactful words from your kid. My oldest child Sacha was more rational, he is trying to process the accident... My youngest girl was too young to understand, she drew a picture of me with boo-boos on my hands"
I'm OK, I have mickey mouse hands but I'm ok... It's unpleasant but not too painful, I'm not complaining. "