Romain Grosjean back in Indianapolis, to find the podium? – US Sports

Romain Grosjean (Andretti) returns to the land of his finest exploits in the USA throughout the Indianapolis Grand Prix on the Street Course (July 29-30). The French driver had received two podiums within the Indianapolis Motor Speedway infield in 2021 with the modest Dale Coyne Racing staff.

In 2022, the weather spoiled for the Habs. Final Might, perilous climate circumstances prevented him from making the most of impressed settings on his Dallara. A contact with Jack Harvey relegated him to the second half of the desk whereas a prime 5 was inside attain and his teammate Colton Herta received a frightening race.

A couple of weeks later, the rookie on an oval made a mistake throughout his first expertise on the Indianapolis 500 Miles, regardless of a exceptional qualification (ninth). It must be famous, nevertheless, {that a} good variety of rivals kissed the wall on the identical bend as the person with 10 podiums in Method 1 (Jimmie Johnson, Callum Ilott, Rinus VeeKay). It’s the job that is available in.

Pressured by the inner sinking at Andretti throughout the Mid-Ohio occasion in mid-July, Romain Grosjean was in a position to get again within the saddle throughout the double chief of Iowa (seventh and ninth). Sufficient to revive confidence earlier than the thirteenth race of the 2022 season at Indy.

« I can’t wait to get again to Indy, stated the 36-year-old Frenchie. It’s a observe the place I’ve numerous nice recollections and the place we’ve been accumulating numerous knowledge currently. We examined and raced the observe on the simulator to validate some setup choices and I can’t wait to attempt them out to see how properly they work on the actual observe. »

Within the championship, Romain Grosjean is in 14th place with 245 factors, and is barely 20 lengths behind the tenth place occupied by his teammate Alexander Rossi, leaving for Arrow McLaren SP.

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