The former Formula One pilot has found a new home in the USA and with IndyCar. Romain Grosjean Enjoying New Life and New Home in IndyCar The former Formula One pilot has found a new home in the USA and with IndyCar. Grosjean resisted Fernando Alonso to earn his second podium of the season behind Vettel and Rikknen. In a one-off appearance in the British Formula Three Championship he started on pole position for both races at Pau, won both, and set the fastest lap in each. After the 2020 Formula One season, Grosjean moved to the IndyCar Series. Now, Grosjean finds himself driving for one of IndyCars powerhouse teams. He lost the championship lead to Giedo van der Garde, after the second round of the series, after an event which was hampered by disqualification due to a technical infringement,[30] but regained it again the following week at Monaco, scoring points in both races despite starting from last place on the grid. 27 - 29 mei 2022. 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Spanje Circuit de Catalunya. In the race, he was in the top 5 but made contact with the Marussia of Will Stevens, which punctured his tyre. It is his head in the boxes that he revealed himself on the social network. Grosjean achieved instant success with Haas, finishing sixth and fifth in his first two races and declared himself to be living the American dream. I think you need to see it to realize it. We do not claim to be any government body and we are just a news portal that covers various updates and stories. 28 Honda for Andretti Autosport. Les prdictions de Grosjean pour la saison de F1 2023. WC38 8NP, Stellantis: EU clears joint venture with Hon Hai, Opening of the trial of the Barjols group who wanted to assassinate Macron. Published Nov 17, 2022 Andretti IndyCar driver and former F1 star Romain Grosjean takes us for a tour of Miami in his gorgeous classic Ford Mustang. Renault entered rounds 113 as "ING Renault F1 Team". Si vous aviez dit a au pilote de 35 ans il y a encore un an, il ne vous aurait srement pas cru. He can be reached at MichaelEubanks94@yahoo.com. Verenigde Staten van Amerika Miami International Autodrome. [103], Grosjean holds endorsements with various brands including Christian Roth (Via DITA Eyewear), Richard Mille, Bell Sports, and Seier Capital. But after the first two troubled races, Grosjean recorded good performances in China and Bahrain, finishing 7th on both occasions. Grosjean replaced Nick Heidfeld, who left his testing duties to take up a race seat at Sauber. Interviewed by the Italian daily newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, the new Lamborghini driver spoke very positively about the Ferrari team principal. But Grosjean made a mistake on a late rolling restart and Kobayashi tried to pass him again for the lead. On the photo we can see Romain Grosjean sporting a broad, tight smile while he is in the middle of ten unopened moving boxes. Oregon-based Michael Eubanks covers IndyCar and other series for AutoRacingDigest.com. At the Italian Grand Prix, Grosjean qualified a career-best 12th, but made a poor start, damaged his car with contact at the first corner, spun on the second lap, and finished 15th. [65] Like his 2018 season, Grosjean's 2019 was plagued with reliability issues, poor luck and driver errors. 20 - 22 mei 2022. Grosjean was discharged at 10:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday after spending three nights being treated for second-degree burns to the back of his hands at the Bahrain Defence Force Hospital. Romain Grosjean raced in F1 for Haas between 2016 and 2020. Read our Disclaimerfor more info. [11], Grosjean took pole position for the prestigious Masters of Formula 3 race at Zolder but finished 14th after stalling at the start.[12]. Over a five year spell, Grosjean scored 104 points and a best result of fourth at the 2018 Austrian Grand Prix. Every day I remind myself how lucky I am to be alive, how lucky that I came to IndyCar and realized that it's a place where I can be super happy., Michael Eubanks covers IndyCar and other racing series for Auto Racing Digest. Monaco Monte Carlo. At Spa Grosjean caused a multi-car pile-up at the start of the race, with Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and Sergio Prez all eliminated from the race as well as Grosjean; the incident was started when Grosjean drove into Hamilton on the approach to the La Source corner. After skipping a few oval rounds in his rookie season last year, Grosjean will contest all 17 races in the 2022 IndyCar schedule - including the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500. Grosjean was born in Geneva, Switzerland. On the first lap of the British Grand Prix, Grosjean made contact with Mark Webber, damaging the front wing of Webber's car. Linscription au site Internet est gratuite et permet daccder toutes les fonctions de la plate-forme via un espace personnel : recherche cible doffres demploi ou de profils, publication dannonces 24h/24 7j/7, alertes email, suivi des candidatures en temps rel et dautres fonctions. They love racing, and you can tell, Grosjean said. Romain David Jeremie Grosjean ( French: [m o]; born 17 April 1986) is a Swiss-French professional racing driver, competing under the French flag in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving the No. [7], Grosjean won all ten rounds of the 2003 Formula Lista Junior championship and moved to the French Formula Renault championship for 2004. After a poor start by the Red Bulls on the front row, Grosjean took the lead into the first corner and showed a good pace compared to the Red Bulls behind him, leading almost half the race. Grosjean scored his first point of the season by finishing 10th in Spain, and followed this up with another 10th-place finish in Monaco. In March 2010, Grosjean secured a drive in the inaugural FIA GT1 World Championship, driving a Ford GT1 for the Matech Competition team alongside German driver Thomas Mutsch. In Great Britain, he retired on lap 1 after contact with Daniel Ricciardo and teammate Maldonado. The retuned 289 cu in (4.7-liter) V8 of this Ford Mustang delivers around 400 hp. [106], Grosjean also founded R8G eSports, a sim racing team.[107]. He said afterward that he had "learnt an enormous amount this year, especially being a teammate to Fernando". Some of these are gaming videos, others are race weekend diaries and others are vlogs such as this one. Hell be piloting the No. Grosjean had to pit for new tyres, but managed to recover and finished in the points. Miami Breeze Car Care Inc. At the Brazilian Grand Prix, Grosjean suffered an accident in practice, although he escaped unhurt. After studying marketing in Besanon, Richard Mille (born 13 February 1951, Draguignan, France) started work at Finhor, a local watchmaking company in 1974. [54] He was eventually voted Formula One's first Driver of the Day. Photo credits: Dppi / Panoramic / Bestimage, 766 Alexander Road Grosjean drove for ART in the inaugural GP2 Asia Series season alongside Stephen Jelley, winning both races of the first round of the championship. F1 Experiences is operated by QuintEvents International, LLC and is authorised to do so by Formula One Digital Media Limited. It also gives the automobile a perfect, fresh, like-new car scent! He escaped with minor burns despite spending almost half a minute trying to free himself from the burning wreckage. Miami Breeze Car Care Inc.848 Brickell Ave. PH 5Miami, FL 33131 U.S.A, A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e22ab520-be62-4e86-8280-9ebd485eb47c, https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/e22ab520-be62-4e86-8280-9ebd485eb47c. Grosjean married French journalist and television presenter Marion Jolls on 27 June 2012 in Chamonix. [47], A new rule for the 2014 season allowed the drivers to pick a car number to use for their entire career. Maandag 16 januari 2023 17:44. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [41] In So Paulo Grosjean hit the back of Pedro de la Rosa's HRT in qualifying. Sep 7, 2022. [21], After leaving Formula One, Grosjean became involved in sportscar racing. He rose through the field to finish fifth in the feature race, giving him fourth on the grid for the shorter sprint race. Grosjean managed to rejoin, but lost time and finished 12th. [53] He was partnered by former Sauber driver and Ferrari test driver Esteban Gutirrez. He initially continued in the test driver role at Renault for 2009 but took over Piquet's seat in the wake of the Crashgate controversy from the European Grand Prix onwards. [55] Grosjean scored again in the following Bahrain Grand Prix by finishing in fifth position,[56] winning Driver of the Day again. [101] They have a second child named Simon who was born on 16 May 2015[102] and a daughter named Camille who was born on 31 December 2017. [75] He underwent surgery for his injuries on 16 December. After Grosjean signed with Andretti Autosport and committed to racing full time in the IndyCar series he announced that he and his family would be moving to Miami due to the city's selection of French-language schools and the ability to get direct flights between Miami and Paris. A week later, at the Hungarian Grand Prix, Grosjean qualified second, the first time a French Formula One driver had started on the front row of the grid since Alesi at the 1999 French Grand Prix; Grosjean finished third in the race behind Hamilton and teammate Rikknen. He qualified 13th in his repaired car, gained positions at the start, but then slipped back down to 13th after complaining of grip and tyre temperature problems, his best result of the season. We then get back into the Mustang, head past the giant cruise liners and then see South Beach, another spot that is a firm favorite of the French drivers. In Monaco, Grosjean was on for his fourth consecutive points finish, despite a grid penalty for a gearbox change, but he was hit by Max Verstappen while battling for position. Grosjean,. Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance. Grosjean drove Andretti Autosport's No. After more than ten years of love, a marriage and three children, Romain Grosjean and Marion Jolls are opening a new chapter in their life in the United States. In Belgium, Lotus again had one of the fastest cars and Grosjean qualified in 4th, but started 9th, because of a penalty. StevenQ. 2008 Formula 3 Euro Series champion Nico Hlkenberg joined Pastor Maldonado at ART for 2009, forcing Grosjean out of the team. The 35-year-old Swiss-French driver will drive one of the most competitive rides of his career this season, and race in one of the most prestigious races in the world.