Romain Grosjean Birth April 17, 1976 in Geneva, Switzerland I don’t know if RG can find a seat or not he waited a little too long to talk to anyone. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Grosjean moves to IndyCar with Coyne after 9 seasons in F1. “Obviously it’s a big change in life and so on. Grosjean Serious about Success in INDYCAR iRacing Challenge. Retired (@jeff1s) 5th November 2020, 15:39. 5th November 2020, 8:174th November 2020, 23:37 | Written by Dieter Rencken and Hazel Southwell. Since 2012, IndyCar has averaged roughly nine winners annually; last year there were seven in 14 races. He’ll have to find himself a Huski chocolate-sized sponsor like Ericsson. Although he was only 21st and 17th fastest in the practice sessions on Saturday, Grosjean progressed through the first round of qualifying. It’s a different rules style but the driver’s got a big role, big thing to play in the car, the fun. Ex-Formula 1 star Romain Grosjean will switch to IndyCar this season, driving for the Honda-powered Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing entry. F-Duct (@f-duct) 5th November 2020, 13:24, Aren’t Peugeot and Renault (under Alpine) returning to LMP1, maybe this would be a good fit for him, Pat Ruadh (@fullcoursecaution) 6th November 2020, 9:55. His frustrating 2020 season with Haas has yielded just a single points finish so far. Pat Ruadh (@fullcoursecaution) 6th November 2020, 10:09, If I was Kevin I’d go knock on Lego’s door again. “It’s something that I would consider,” said Grosjean. Was a Red Bull Ring repeat the best solution to F1’s latest calendar headache? RG is a steady driver who does show flashes of brilliance at times. Does Grosjean bring sponsors? Obviously not the case. “I want to win races where I have a chance and and win races where I can have fun. “But, saying that, it’s not over.”. …. Romain Grosjean is understood to be close to signing a deal with Dale Coyne Racing to compete in the 2021 IndyCar season. “I got in contact with Dale Coyne before the Bahrain incident — I think the week before Imola, or a couple of weeks before Imola — and we got on very nicely. So IndyCar is on the menu.”, Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free. Patrick (@paeschli) 5th November 2020, 20:15. of the tyre he is more familiar with? Find out more about RaceFans and contact us here. But that crash ultimately made him rethink whether he wanted to compete in IndyCar, knowing already that he wouldn’t be back with the Haas Formula 1 team in 2021 after they decided to replace him and teammate Kevin Magnussen with rookies Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin. He was always our target. Agree. Romain Grosjean is the latest driver to leave Formula One and join the IndyCar Series. I think IMSA is more realistic for him in the US but if he targets to still be in motorsports in ten years time, then WEC seems to be the most obvious move. It took him a while to get used to it and I don’t think RG is in that league. @Not George Ahahahah oh my, I did not remember this one at all! Romain Grosjean has confirmed he will drive in the IndyCar Series this year for Dale Coyne Racing, in conjunction with the Rick Ware Racing team.. Romain Grosjean says he is reconsidering a move to IndyCar after looking at the 2021 schedule and weighing up how much he wants to avoid racing on ovals. “I think if I was 25 and single or even with no kids, I would be racing ovals definitely. Grosjean moves to IndyCar with Coyne after 9 seasons in F1. @Don I’m not sure Ganassi is the best team in Indycar. Funnily enough, the moment I saw the Peugeot hypercar, I instantly thought of Grosjean behind the wheel. It seems quite a few F1 fans have the impression that the entire schedule is ovals. Grosjean is set to make his IndyCar debut in the 2021 season opener at Barber Motorsports Park, the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by AmFirst, on Sunday, April 18. Romain Grosjean is pumped for Season 2 of the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge, as he is … Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Haas driver Romain Grosjean of France waves Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. But I am not saying 100% no to Gateway. Meyer Shank is adding a second car next year; RLL and Carlin could potentially be expanding as well so one of those three might be Grosjean’s only chance. Ex-F1 driver Romain Grosjean confirmed his move to IndyCar on Wednesday The 34-year-old will race for Dale Coyne Racing in 13 road and street races The US-based series is a 17-round schedule … There aren’t many seats left for him at this point. ferrox glideh (@ferrox-glideh) 13th November 2020, 1:52. It’s not 100% yes and 100% no, but for now I just need to look after my family in the speedways.”. Indy is more laid back and fan friendly. Patrick (@paeschli) 5th November 2020, 20:23. DRS “will still be necessary” for F1 after 2022 rules changes, Official: Saudi Arabia to hold first F1 race in 2021, McLaren’s special Monaco GP livery “even better than our usual design” – Norris, McLaren to race in one-off Gulf livery at Monaco Grand Prix, Losing win to Veekay taught Grosjean “you have to push all the way” in IndyCar, Alonso expected to trail Ocon in early races, Veekay denies Grosjean for first IndyCar win at Indianapolis, Why McLaren kept reminding Ricciardo: “It feels slow when it’s fast”, Grosjean feels “like being alive again” after ending 10-year wait for pole position, Grosjean claims first IndyCar pole position at third attempt. This race, and the entire three-race virtual series that also includes events March 25 (Homestead … No clue why, but it just seemed fitting. Your email address will not be published. Promoted content from around the web | Become a RaceFans Supporter to hide this ad and others, Barry Bens (@barryfromdownunder) 5th November 2020, 9:44, *insert mandatory comment about Ericcson hitting Grosjean here*. His comments don’t make much sense, either he doesn’t want to race ovals or it shouldn’t make any difference if there are 3 or 10. Romain Grosjean will start his first-ever IndyCar Series race from seventh on the grid after just failing to make it through to the Fast Six shootout for pole position at Barber Motorsports Park. Most of the team’s are set with drivers already unless a team wants to expand and that’s not likely. Jimmie Johnson, Scott McLaughlin and Romain Grosjean. All comments are moderated. Romain Grosjean (French: [ʁɔmɛ̃ ɡʁoʒɑ̃]; born 17 April 1986) is a racing driver with French-Swiss nationality currently competing in the 2021 IndyCar Series with Dale Coyne Racing.Grosjean had previously spent nine seasons in Formula One for a variety of teams, picking up 10 podiums.. Funnily enough (and slightly relevant here) this morning I remembered Christian Horner’s comment about Ericsson driving like his wife (the #9 & Eri making “Geri”) at the moment he hit the wall in Montreal. I mean, I don’t know anything about Indycar, never watched a full race, but even I know that at least two thirds of the races are on normal racetracks. If you’re terrified of something, surely you don’t do it? There are teams that are better than others, but everyone has got a chance to win the race.”. I’d think he’d be near the bottom of the field. Kevin seems more like a a gt driver to me much like his dad , he likes to bang fenders a lot. Grosjean escaped with only minor burns when his Haas car exploded into a fireball after crashing on the first lap at last weekend's Bahrain GP. “I spoke with Marcus Ericsson when he went there and he really liked it. Read more. Got a potential story, tip or enquiry? Also, Grosjean is probably a better driver than Ericsson and this year the calendar had six oval races out of 14 races. I mean, if the oval races are just three, he would have considerably better chances to snatch a decent performance since the very first year, otherwise it would be increasingly difficult as the oval races go up. I don’t know if any team would be interested in a guy that has stated repeatedly that he’s frightened by them. Veteran Formula One driver Romain Grosjean admitted this week he had been struggling to explain to his family why he was so interested in racing in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2021. Get the complete 2021 standings, right here … I’m not saying Romain will be necessarily successful, though. 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The actual quote was “it looks like my wife is driving”, Fantomius (@liko41) 6th November 2020, 11:17. “I’ve been looking at IndyCar and I’ve had some contact and some good ones,” said Grosjean. “If I’m brutally honest, I haven’t been sleeping very well for the last two weeks,” he said. “We wanted Romain from the beginning. The idea of putting them back into that situation, really I can’t take it. F1 Veteran Grosjean Pumped for Chance To Compete for Victory in INDYCAR. Unfortunately all that is left in Indycar are seats that require funding. EB (@ebchicago) 5th November 2020, 11:22. After a ton of speculation, Romain Grosjean confirmed his plans for the 2021 IndyCar season on Wednesday. Especially in Formula 1 you know there’s a chance that some new talent or paydriver will take your seat, more so if you haven’t been performing that great and you’re getting of age. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. Would be fun to see what he can do in Indycar. With Bourdais signed Foyt would probably target someone who brought a lot of sponsorship money like Kimball. INdycar is tough business. After spending the majority of his 179-race Formula 1 career in middling to tail-end machinery, Romain Grosjean finds himself once again with an underdog team in IndyCar. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Romain Grosjean survived a … Like he said, before Bahrain we were talking quite seriously. IndyCar. Surely he himself must’ve realised that his last few seasons haven’t exactly been ‘very good’ (to put it mildly). Grosjean, who raced for a decade in F1 without a victory, outqualified two-time IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden by 0.1269 seconds on the 14 … I’ve never got the sense that he did. The relatively close competition of IndyCar is a particular attraction for Grosjean, who has only taken one podium finish in the last seven years. © 2021 Collantine Media Ltd | About RaceFans. So maybe it’s sports cars somewhere next year maybe Rolex DPI racing at best. Electric vehicles could soon cost less than gas-powered vehicles. Fantomius (@liko41) 6th November 2020, 10:54. But we’re happy with the whole program and looking forward very much to the year.”. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Romain Grosjean survived a fiery Formula One crash, then left the series behind for a move to IndyCar, where he figured he might compete for wins after nearly a … Fantomius (@liko41) 6th November 2020, 11:13. Seasoned rookies in IndyCar lineup. So he will be racing on Pirelli’s next year? Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on All Racing and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. Haas driver Romain Grosjean of France waves Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. Haas driver Romain Grosjean of … “I kind of regret I didn’t check the calendar earlier, that there were only three circuits and one short track in terms of ovals,” said Grosjean. He’s brought enough fun to Formula 1, I wouldn’t mind him bringing some to the 24h of Le Mans now. Grosjean began his discussions with Dale Coyne Racing before his scary shunt at Bahrain International Circuit in the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, November 29, and he was always the team’s top choice to drive their second car. IndyCar has therefore become more attractive for Grosjean, particularly due to a reduction in oval circuits on its 2021 calendar. Thus, Grosjean is really bad at PR (don’t like ovals, don’t check schedule…) talks French-English and not so US-corporate. Rinus VeeKay holds off Romain Grosjean for first win IndyCar career Nathan Brown, Indianapolis Star 8 hrs ago. After nine and a half seasons in Formula 1, a switch to IndyCar would be a significant adjustment for Grosjean but one which other drivers have made recently. Let’s see how the season goes. Romain Grosjean, of Switzerland, celebrates after winning the pole during qualifications for the IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 14, 2021. Pietro Fittipaldi was named as a Dale Coyne Racing with RWR co-driver with Romain Grosjean, running the four oval races during the 2021 NTT IndyCar season in the No. We’re happy that it all worked out together that we could make this happen. Romain Grosjean, Dale Coyne Racing, IndyCar (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images). If he (or anyone) pays attention to the IndyCar schedule, the oval portion has only been 25 – 30% of it for a LONG time. Romain Grosjean, of Switzerland, celebrates after winning the pole during qualifications for the IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Friday, May 14, 2021. I had a good laugh at what Alonso had to say about it that he knew he had to put his foot on the accelerator in the corners but his foot wouldn’t move. ONe of the best for sure, but overall I think Penske must be regarded as the best. While he is sold on not running the three superspeedway races, including the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the doubleheader at Texas Motor Speedway, he hasn’t ruled out competing at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. Grosjean’s departure from Haas at the end of this season was confirmed before the Eifel Grand Prix. Mar 19, 2021 Paul Kelly. He might like to check Robin Miller’s mailbag column on Racer: no one is going to sell extra tickets on the back of Grosjean’s participation. RG doesn’t know how to drive ovals and there are still a few, especially Indianapolis. Would like to see what he could do we well. @paeschli It probably makes a difference as well as far as results are concerned. 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Romain Grosjean was set to run the full 2021 IndyCar schedule for Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing until his Bahrain crash. Why IndyCar is satisfying Grosjean’s appetite for his second life By Charles Bradley After spending the majority of his 179-race Formula 1 career in middling to tail-end machinery, Romain Grosjean finds himself once again with an underdog team in IndyCar. I completely failed to make that connection! The Frenchman’s Formula 1 career came to a premature end as a result of his massive crash in the Bahrain Grand Prix late last year, and he is still recovering from the burns he sustained to his hands in the accident. Grosjean moves to IndyCar with Coyne after 9 seasons in F1. After a ton of speculation, Romain Grosjean … Following 10 seasons in Formula 1, including the last five with Haas, Romain Grosjean is set to embark on a new chapter of his racing career in 2021, as he has made the move to IndyCar … @f-duct the Peugeot Le Mans project seems like an obvious fit and he’s mentioned it before I think, I can’t see why it’s not nailed on but this talk suggests it isn’t. He has, like any other motorsport drivers (Richard Mille, Christian Roth, Seier Capital and Bell Helmets) but I’m unsure it would be of great value in the US. I guess they’d be considered the top team currently. Obviously we respect that he’s only going to do the road courses. He made us an offer and I was going to do the full championships but then obviously Bahrain happened and for a moment I thought I was dead in Bahrain. On next year’s 17-round schedule, just four races will take place on ovals, three of which will be on superspeedways. Your email address will not be published. In all seriousness though: I’m not quite sure what Romain was thinking not looking ahead. He is set to drive the #51 Honda in the 13 road and street course races on the 17-race schedule for Dale Coyne Racing through their new full-season partnership with Rick Ware Racing. Romain Grosjean said it was like “being alive again” after he clinched his first career pole in over 10 years with P1 at IndyCar’s Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Coyne hasn’t confirmed Ferrucci but if he stays the second Coyne car will be a pay driver. Powered by Minute Media © 2021 All Rights Reserved. Of course one of the ovals happens to be the biggest race on earth. Romain Grosjean is looking forward to the unpredictability of IndyCar, feeling that in Formula 1 the result is set after Turn 1. Grosjean could be the next Sebastien Bourdais! If Romain could get a seat i believe that he would enjoy it a lot more than in F1. Required fields are marked *. Here is what team owner Dale Coyne had to add. Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine) 5th November 2020, 9:45, *insert mandatory comment about Ericsson hitting Grosjean here*. Geri must be over the moon and I wonder how she pays Christian back… LOL! Although his bad boy image wouldn’t help, Mr. Pug (@mr-pug) 5th November 2020, 14:30. Romain Grosjean has confirmed IndyCar is “on the menu” for him after belatedly realising how few oval races are on the series’ 2020 schedule. He admitted he hadn’t realised the majority of next year’s schedule will take place on road and street circuits of the tyre he is more familiar with than oval circuits. Romain Grosjean will shift his NTT INDYCAR SERIES career into gear this Thursday, March 18, four weeks earlier than planned, when Season 2 of the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge takes the green flag at 6:30 p.m. (ET) from virtual Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. “The speedways at the minute, no. Romain Grosjean has confirmed IndyCar is “on the menu” for him after belatedly realising how few oval races are on the series’ 2020 schedule. Ex-Formula 1 star Romain Grosjean will switch to IndyCar this season, driving a Honda-powered Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing entry. Penske is obviously fantastic, but Ganassi are the 2020 IndyCar champions. No, it’s also a family choice. “It’s a tough year for the world, for the economy, it’s not a good year to be out of contract and out of the sport that you were in.”. That was until a video posted by Will Power on Twitter caught his eye. Calling all IndyCar Series Indy Car, racing fans! 51 Dallara-Honda. He said it’s “hard to swallow” the poor return on his efforts this year. INDYCAR iRacing Challenge Home Page. In that case no.. he will racing on microwave ovens, Mark in Florida 5th November 2020, 23:08. It would be weird if Grosjean ends up in an Indycar next year, and Magnussen, who doesn’t have an aversion to ovals, and has been clear about his desire to follow his dads path into Indycar after F1 for years, doesn’t. Here is what Grosjean had to say about his plans with Dale Coyne Racing shifting from a full IndyCar season in 2021 to a deal not including the superspeedway races. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for Romain Grosjean on ESPN.com. Marcus Ericsson has taken quite some time to get up to speed (12th in the championship this year) and he’s driving for the best team. If we can do some testing on short track and see how it goes. The Andretti seats are likely to be filled by Hunter-Reay and Hinchcliffe. He has spoken to former Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson about his move to the series last year. I think on the 29th of November, 2020, for 2 minutes 45 seconds thought they had lost a dad and my wife unfortunately lost her husband. See the Comment Policy and FAQ for more.If the person you're replying to is a registered user you can notify them of your reply using '@username'. While this deal was only confirmed earlier this week, the 34-year-old Frenchman revealed that he was in talks with the team several months ago and that he was originally slated to run the whole schedule.
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