Grosjean got scared

After a first day where he had plenty of points, Romain Grosjean was confident. A pole position, a best lap in the race, a victory: the first Monegasque round brought the Frenchman the maximum number of points for the championship. Then, in the second race, the reversed grid positions put him in eighth place at the start. “ I knew the task would be even more difficult, confirms the Barwa Addax driver on his blog. It's complicated to start eighth on the reverse grid when you know that only the Top 6 scores points. » Sixth, and therefore in the points, a few laps from the finish, Romain Grosjean had done the hardest in the streets of the principality. Before Andreas Zuber, in front of him, lost speed. “ Zuber changed lines then braked way too early. Guaranteed grip. »

Unable to avoid Zuber, the test pilot at Renault F1 makes a mistake. “ I flew over his back tire. It's crazy how long time can seem. From the cockpit, it seemed like an eternity! » Romain Grosjean, then launched at full speed a few meters from the ground, then thought the worst. “ I put my arms crossed? a first ! ? then I saw the wall approaching at great speed and I said to myself “This is going to hurt!” » I braced myself for the impact and then it came, inexorably and incredibly violently. »

Despite the violence of the shock and the state of the car, Romain Grosjean is doing well. Today, he realizes that this accident could have been much more dangerous. “ I was really lucky and I still wonder how I managed to get through it without anything broken. Now I have some nice bruises on the bottom of my feet which make me limp a little, but it will pass. » From now on, the Frenchman is turning towards Turkey and a wider circuit, where he will be able to overtake the drivers who dare to resist him.