F1 news: Romain Grosjean drives Lewis Hamilton’s car as Brit’s future remains unclear | F1 | Sports

“But definitely, yes, Mercedes really wants to do it, I really want to do it, even if my neck would die because I lost some of the muscle there.

“We still want to do it and if it happens great, but the main focus now is to win races with Andretti.”

While Grosjean’s priority is “having 10 or 15 laps to himself” rather than ousting seven-time world champion Hamilton, the F1 world is still largely uncertain about the Briton’s future plans.

Since being led by Max Verstappen to the 2021 drivers’ title in extremely controversial circumstances, little has been seen or heard of Hamilton other than assuming his knighthood.