Midseason Report: Grading Lotus Driver Romain Grosjean

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Published: August 13, 2013

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Romain Grosjean has gained himself a bit of an unwanted reputation over the last couple of seasons as a reckless driver.

Whilst undoubtedly quick, as many of his qualifying performances have demonstrated, the young Frenchman has been responsible for a number of accidents leading to no shortage of criticism from his fellow drivers.

Grosjean’s position within his Lotus team is very much under threat and if he can’t cure his ways he will be looking for a new job in 2014.

Grosjean lined up eighth on the grid in Australia but whilst teammate Kimi Raikkonen cruised effortlessly through the pack and made his tyres work on a two stopper, the Frenchman got bogged down by a bad start and struggled with the balance of his car en route to grabbing the remaining point in 10th.

Malaysia was marginally better, Grosjean finishing a place above his teammate in sixth as Raikkonen was compromised by an early collision with Sergio Perez. There were more points in China but only two as Raikkonen pushed Fernando Alonso close for victory.

The pressure was on for Grosjean to deliver a stronger showing relative to his teammate in Bahrain and Grosjean did not disappoint, carving his way through the field from 11th on the grid to his first podium since last year’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

Grosjean put the result down to a change of chassis that gave him more confidence, as quoted by Autosport in his team’s post race press conference.

It's great to be back on the podium and it's a fantastic result for the team. It hasn't been an easy start to the season for me, but we made good progress through the weekend and are now back to where we should be. I felt much more comfortable in the car and the result today is a deserved reward for everyone after all our hard work. It was a really enjoyable race with a lot of overtaking and a couple of tense moments along the way, so to come from P11 through...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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