Grosjean: “I asked myself if I wanted to stop racing and I know I need to go back” | Football24 News English

Romain’s accident at last year’s Bahrain Grand Prix had marked a turning point for him. Due to this extremely dangerous situation, he himself admits that he had asked himself the question of whether he would want to return to the slopes or close this stage permanently. Although that event would have stopped anyone, the Frenchman is clear that competing is part of his life and he would love to feel the adrenaline of getting into a car again. Thanks to the support of his family, he had been clear enough to accept the offer to participate in IndyCar starting this year, following his sad farewell from Formula 1 for that unfortunate mishap. With this return, you know what you need to be happy.

Hanging up gloves is not an option yet

“Over the winter, I asked myself if I wanted to stop competing and quickly told my wife ‘sorry, this is probably not what you want to hear, but I want to compete again’ and she had supported me. tell me ‘no, you shouldn’t do it’, my children and her have been behind me and they know that if I want to be happy and be the way I am. I need to be competing and it has always been part of my life. What we have agreed was that avoid the ovals because the risk is too high “, the French driver had finished in words for Motorsport.