When Lewis Hamilton gets off his Mercedes after the French Grand Prix on June 27th at the Paul Ricard Circuit, Romain Grosjean will have the opportunity to get back into a Formula 1 at his house for the first time since his violent fall at the Bahrain GP. Car to get off track.
“The first time I heard about the possibility of driving a Mercedes was when Toto (Wolff) went to the media in Bahrain and I was lying in my hospital bed. Reading this news really cheered me up, ”Grosjean said on Twitter. “Then I got the unofficial email that everything was going to happen.
“It is obviously something very special for me to jump back in a Formula 1 car. It’s a great opportunity to drive the Mercedes at Paul Ricard later this year. “
Everything about the Mercedes F1 drive soon https://t.co/vpO00FJuKj @ F1 @ MercedesAMGF1 @ GPFranceF1
– Romain Grosjean (@RGrosjean) May 5, 2021
Wolff accepted his invitation to Grosjean and brought the 10-year-old F1 veteran to Mercedes in Brackley, England to secure a seat and give the driver time for the team’s simulator.
With a massive realignment of the schedule and cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Formula 1 was unable to contest the French Grand Prix in 2020, denying Grosjean the chance to contest one final run in front of his compatriots.
“F1 didn’t have a chance to drive in France in 2020 due to COVID. So it will be something special to drive a Mercedes at the French Grand Prix in 2021 and then do a test on the Circuit Paul Ricard, my home track, ”Grosjean told Mercedes website. “I can’t wait for the day to come.”
Very ! Thank you 
https://t.co/BYLBopPJFE
– Romain Grosjean (@RGrosjean) May 5, 2021
Grosjean will also take part in a series of demo laps ahead of the French Grand Prix on Sunday 27 June.
“We are very excited to support Romain on this special occasion,” said Wolff. “The idea first came when it looked like Romain was about to end his active career in Formula 1 and we didn’t want his accident to be his last moment in an F1 car.
“I’ve known Romain since his Formula 3 days when he won the championship. He’s had a long and successful F1 career and we wanted to make sure his last memories were behind the wheel of a car that won the championship. “
Romain Grosjean will be the sixth GP2 / F2 champion to drive a Mercedes Formula 1 car in June, after Hamilton, Rosberg, Russell, Vandoorne and De Vries
Who can’t wait to see Romain in the W10? 
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– Team Mercedes (@TeamMercedesUK) May 5, 2021
Grosjean has competed on road and street courses at IndyCar this season, where he finished in the top 10 at the season opener at Barber Motorsports Park. The following week he finished 13th on the St. Petersburg street circuit.
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