Grosjean frustrated in Spanish traffic

Romain Grosjean returned to the points path in Barcelona by finishing 10th in the Spanish Grand Prix. The Frenchman, who started 14th, was caught in the confusion of the first braking and found himself a collateral victim of the various incidents in front of him.

“I had a good start but there were a lot of cars going sideways in turns 1 and 2 and I had to go onto the astroturf to avoid them, explains the former Lotus driver. Without that, I would have been in front Nico Hulkenberg and the race would have been different. »

Out of the points during the second half of the race after the intervention of the virtual safety car, Grosjean took advantage of the contact between his teammate Kevin Magnussen and Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) in front of him to get back into the top 10. The driver Haas F1 However, he remains hungry after the first European Grand Prix of the season.

“The pace was there with the soft tires but I was in traffic all the time. I really had difficulty getting the mids to work. I was happier with the car in the race than on Saturday, but we still have a lot of work to do to come back with a good result. »

In qualifying, Romain Grosjean complained about the car's behavior being inconsistent on a windswept track. An error in his last attempt in Q2, in the last sector, prevented him from reaching the final part of qualifying.

Discover the full report and analysis of the Spanish Grand Prix, produced by our special correspondents in Catalonia, in issue 2114 of AUTOhebdo, available this evening in digital version, and this Wednesday on newsstands.