2023-07-17 12:28:00
Time passes, and business does not work out for Romain Grosjean. Since his 2nd place and the duel against Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) in Alabama at the end of April, the Habs have had a string of disappointments. There was an 11th place in Indianapolis (road) after a difficult weekend and above all sluggish performances in stride with two consecutive retirements (Indy500 and Detroit) and two new complicated events at Road America and Mid-Ohio more recently.
The passage of IndyCar in Toronto then appeared as a great opportunity to revive. No luck, the representative of Andretti did not have a good Sunday in the Canadian city where the elements did not play in his favor. Although starting 9th, Romain Grosjean had a difficult start to the race, quickly leaving the Top 10 to find himself in the fight against his teammate Colton Herta and the championship leader Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) before finishing it in the wall. thus recording his 5th abandonment of the campaign.
« Coming around this bend (the 10th), I lost the steering wheelhe explained afterwards. It was hard to catch up and I lost the steering wheel trying to correct it. I’m disappointed that my race was cut short. We just have to move on and focus on the next race. »
An abandonment that does not fall on time
This 5th abandonment of the season probably does not come at the best of times. At the end of the contract, Romain Grosjean is not going through his best period and his recent performances do not play in his favor. Far from there !
If a few months ago, after a promising start to the year, the trend was for an extension between the Andretti clan and him, it does not seem to be so now. According to the latest echoes from the other side of the Atlantic, things have not moved between the two parties in recent weeks. Some even argue that the team of Michael Andretti could adopt a wait-and-see position to see if the French will be able, or not, to get out of this negative spiral. The clock is ticking for Romain Grosjean who will quickly have to demonstrate on the track that he deserves a new contract in IndyCar. For that, we will have to chain good results and he only has 7 races left to do so. Tick, tock…
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