Romain Grosjean confident for 2015

After a complicated 2014 season from every point of view, Romain Grosjean and Lotus will continue their common adventure for a third campaign, eagerly awaited by both parties. “I got out of the car without saying goodbye to him, indicated the Frenchman on RMC yesterday, in Vincent Moscato's show. I wanted to finish with the E22, which was a capricious car, not necessarily efficient. It's been a long year. »

Concerning 2015, the former GP2 Series champion wants to remain confident, especially with the arrival of the V6 turbo / hybrid Power unit Mercedes in the future E23, with a hoped-for performance boost. “We will only know after the first winter tests. We're going to leave differently. Now, at the start of the year, we also really thought we had a good car? I think that next year we will be able to produce a good car, and that will allow me to get back on the podiums. There is the change of engine, a team quite shaken up at the end of 2013 with people who have gained experience and who know how to work. We go from Renault to Mercedes: it will be the same engine as the world champion car. Mercedes made a great engine, and Renault was a step behind, although they worked to catch up. »

The Frenchman also returned to his contract extension with the training ofenstone, without hiding that discussions had taken place with other teams. “There were some discussions actually. Now I think the market has been pretty shaken up by the fact that Sebastian Vettel quits Red Bull. It was announced at the Japanese Grand Prix and it surprised everyone a little. We are still waiting for what McLaren go do. Ferrari is a team that makes you dream, it remains one of the very big names in Formula 1, like McLaren and Mercedes. There were discussions but Vettel leaving Red Bull, he got a good place at Ferrari. But I'm still young. »

Grosjean will play again next year with the Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado.