Grosjean supports penalty points system
Last year, the Frenchman became the first F1 driver in years to serve a race ban, following a string of first-lap crashes.
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Tag Archive: Romain Grosjean
May 14
Romain Grosjean sounds supportive of F1′s move to enhance its penalty system.
Mar 24
Grosjean to be father
Mar 15
Pecking order becomes clearer in Melbourne
After three hours of running in Melbourne, the fog of the winter pre-season has finally begun to clear.
Lotus, like Mercedes and Ferrari, looks quite competitive, but “The front row will be all Red Bull,” said Romain Grosjean. Lewis Hamilton agreed: “They (Red Bull) have obviously been sand-bagging the whole time in winter as expected.
Mar 12
Boullier admits to saving Grosjean from axe
Eric Boullier, Lotus’ team boss, has admitted he intervened personally to rescue protege Romain Grosjean’s F1 career at the end of last year.
Lotus openly considered ousting the French driver, after he was banned by the FIA in Monza and angrily denounced a ‘first lap nutcase’ by rival Mark Webber. But countryman Boullier thought Grosjean, in spite of his tumultuous 2012, deserved another chance.
Mar 04
Lotus made Valsecchi only F1 offer for 2013
Davide Valsecchi, the latest GP2 champion, has revealed he will never forget Lotus’ offer of a role in formula one this year.
We reported last month that the 26-year-old Italian risks becoming the first ever GP2 title winner who might never sit on a F1 grid. But he will at least be Lotus’ reserve driver in 2013, and on Saturday was called up to test the impressive new black and red E21 when Kimi Raikkonen called in sick with food poisoning.
Mar 01
Grosjean ‘did not learn’ from 2012 mistakes – Villeneuve
Romain Grosjean, denounced by Mark Webber last year as the ‘first lap nutcase’, insists he has changed for the better ahead of the 2013 season.
But 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve doesn’t think so. “The only reason he has the chance of winning is because he has an incredible car,” French Canadian Villeneuve, who has been signed up by F1′s new French broadcaster Canal+ for 2013, said.
Mar 01
Struggling Caterham remove dubious exhaust
Caterham has followed Williams’ lead by removing a dubious solution for its Coanda-effect exhaust from its 2013 car.
Williams tweaked the specification of its FW35 as last week’s testing concluded, and on Thursday – as the final days of running in Barcelona began – it was clear Caterham was also now fielding a more conventional design.