Romain Grosjean says he has learned a lot from Kimi Raikkonen at Monza – Formula 1 news
Lotus driver Romain Grosjean has said that he has learned a lot from his teammate, Kimi Raikkonen during his one-race suspension at Monza.
Grosjean was hit by one-race ban after the accident which he caused in the Belgian Grand Prix at turn one of the opening lap. Although, he didn’t take part in the Italian GP, however, he said that he remained with his team and learned a lot of things from
them during his stay in the garage.
He said that he had a great support from his team during his suspension and had some tremendous learning experience which can really help in his development as a race driver. Moreover, he said that all his team members are like a family and they get along
very well with each other while he said that they were busy in comparing data during the weekend which helped in assessing their performance.
“I think for me, the main thing about Monza was being in garage and feeling support I had from team,” he said. “It was really nice and I think that's something driver needs.”
In addition, he said that he learned some really valuable lessons for his team fellow, Raikkonen who is an experienced driver in the field. Furthermore, he admired the skills of the Finnish driver and said that he is an exemplary racer who has achieved so
much in his career in the sport until now.
“I can still learn a lot from Kimi too; he has a huge amount of experience. As team-mate he is both challenging and fantastic; challenging because he is so quick and has abilities I have yet to develop, but fantastic because he is a great example to follow
in the way he can switch his mind set so quickly during race weekend to be entirely focused on job,” he added.
Additionally, he said that even though he could not be able to participate in the race, nevertheless, he had some amazing learning experience while sitting in the paddock which will definitely help him in improving his performance in the Singapore GP which
is to be held at Marina Bay Street Circuit next weekend.
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