WATCH: Relive the action-packed 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of this weekend's season opener

Get ready for this weekend's 2021 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix by watching highlights of last year's incident-strewn race that included a horror crash for Haas's Romain Grosjean.

Last year's Grand Prix began with Grosjean's fiery accident on the very first lap, before he climbed out of his wreck to the relief of the world watching on.

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But that was far from the only moment of high drama, with with Lance Stroll's Racing Point flipping over and his team mate Sergio Perez's car bursting into flames – denying him a podium – before the Mexican won the following Sakhir Grand Prix at the same venue.

Memorable for Grosjean's miraculous recovery and the heroic response by local marshals and the FIA safety and medical teams, the 2020 Bahrain GP also included some stuninng on-track action.

Watch it in the video player above to whet your appetite for the new season ahead...