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Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Thu May 06, 2021 6:29 pm
by Exediron
Banana Man wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 12:18 pm
Mort Canard wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 6:07 pm
I am wondering why Romain is getting this test. Certainly, he is way down the waiting line for a seat in the Merc for the next few years. Even if Merc decided to replace both Lewis and Valtteri for next year, I don't see Romain getting a drive in a Merc. Mercedes already have Stoffel Vandoorne and Nick De Vries as test drivers who, I would think would be much more what Brackley would want than an aging Romain Grosjean.

Mercedes could get any driver they want that is not specifically under contract for the upcoming season.
It’s a PR move, Romain won’t be anywhere near a Mercedes seat for any actual competitive action.
I know F1 is a cynical sport and all, but is it possible the move is exactly what Wolff says it is? He likes Grosjean, he wants to give Grosjean a chance to have a proper sendoff from F1, end of story?

No one involved at any stage has implied they would have tested Romain for a Merc seat.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 1:17 am
by Lord Crc
I think so too. This being a nice feel-good PR opportunity probably allowed Wolff to be confident about the offer, but I don't think it was the primary reason for it.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 2:39 am
by Mayhem
Exediron wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 6:29 pm
Banana Man wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 12:18 pm
Mort Canard wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 6:07 pm
I am wondering why Romain is getting this test. Certainly, he is way down the waiting line for a seat in the Merc for the next few years. Even if Merc decided to replace both Lewis and Valtteri for next year, I don't see Romain getting a drive in a Merc. Mercedes already have Stoffel Vandoorne and Nick De Vries as test drivers who, I would think would be much more what Brackley would want than an aging Romain Grosjean.

Mercedes could get any driver they want that is not specifically under contract for the upcoming season.
It’s a PR move, Romain won’t be anywhere near a Mercedes seat for any actual competitive action.
I know F1 is a cynical sport and all, but is it possible the move is exactly what Wolff says it is? He likes Grosjean, he wants to give Grosjean a chance to have a proper sendoff from F1, end of story?

No one involved at any stage has implied they would have tested Romain for a Merc seat.

Agreed, the man almost died why can’t a team offer him a proper goodbye from the sport. Hats off to merc for giving him the chance.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 8:18 am
by Banana Man
Exediron wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 6:29 pm
Banana Man wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 12:18 pm
Mort Canard wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 6:07 pm
I am wondering why Romain is getting this test. Certainly, he is way down the waiting line for a seat in the Merc for the next few years. Even if Merc decided to replace both Lewis and Valtteri for next year, I don't see Romain getting a drive in a Merc. Mercedes already have Stoffel Vandoorne and Nick De Vries as test drivers who, I would think would be much more what Brackley would want than an aging Romain Grosjean.

Mercedes could get any driver they want that is not specifically under contract for the upcoming season.
It’s a PR move, Romain won’t be anywhere near a Mercedes seat for any actual competitive action.
I know F1 is a cynical sport and all, but is it possible the move is exactly what Wolff says it is? He likes Grosjean, he wants to give Grosjean a chance to have a proper sendoff from F1, end of story?

No one involved at any stage has implied they would have tested Romain for a Merc seat.
My post was in response to Mort wondering why Romain was getting a test. Don’t get me wrong, it is a nice gesture from Merc but it’s also a PR stunt.

Photo shoots like this aren’t for Romain’s benefit:
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/arti ... h9llk.html

So whilst I do respect Wolff and Merc for giving him this opportunity, that’s not the ‘end of story’.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 8:39 am
by Siao7
Mayhem wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 2:39 am
Exediron wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 6:29 pm
Banana Man wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 12:18 pm
Mort Canard wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 6:07 pm
I am wondering why Romain is getting this test. Certainly, he is way down the waiting line for a seat in the Merc for the next few years. Even if Merc decided to replace both Lewis and Valtteri for next year, I don't see Romain getting a drive in a Merc. Mercedes already have Stoffel Vandoorne and Nick De Vries as test drivers who, I would think would be much more what Brackley would want than an aging Romain Grosjean.

Mercedes could get any driver they want that is not specifically under contract for the upcoming season.
It’s a PR move, Romain won’t be anywhere near a Mercedes seat for any actual competitive action.
I know F1 is a cynical sport and all, but is it possible the move is exactly what Wolff says it is? He likes Grosjean, he wants to give Grosjean a chance to have a proper sendoff from F1, end of story?

No one involved at any stage has implied they would have tested Romain for a Merc seat.

Agreed, the man almost died why can’t a team offer him a proper goodbye from the sport. Hats off to merc for giving him the chance.
The cynical bit is that it is another team that offered this to Romain, instead of his last one...

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 9:37 am
by Tufty
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 8:39 am
Mayhem wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 2:39 am
Exediron wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 6:29 pm
Banana Man wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 12:18 pm
Mort Canard wrote:
Wed May 05, 2021 6:07 pm
I am wondering why Romain is getting this test. Certainly, he is way down the waiting line for a seat in the Merc for the next few years. Even if Merc decided to replace both Lewis and Valtteri for next year, I don't see Romain getting a drive in a Merc. Mercedes already have Stoffel Vandoorne and Nick De Vries as test drivers who, I would think would be much more what Brackley would want than an aging Romain Grosjean.

Mercedes could get any driver they want that is not specifically under contract for the upcoming season.
It’s a PR move, Romain won’t be anywhere near a Mercedes seat for any actual competitive action.
I know F1 is a cynical sport and all, but is it possible the move is exactly what Wolff says it is? He likes Grosjean, he wants to give Grosjean a chance to have a proper sendoff from F1, end of story?

No one involved at any stage has implied they would have tested Romain for a Merc seat.

Agreed, the man almost died why can’t a team offer him a proper goodbye from the sport. Hats off to merc for giving him the chance.
The cynical bit is that it is another team that offered this to Romain, instead of his last one...
Simple budget issues I think.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 9:49 am
by Siao7
Tufty wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:37 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 8:39 am
Mayhem wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 2:39 am
Exediron wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 6:29 pm
Banana Man wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 12:18 pm


It’s a PR move, Romain won’t be anywhere near a Mercedes seat for any actual competitive action.
I know F1 is a cynical sport and all, but is it possible the move is exactly what Wolff says it is? He likes Grosjean, he wants to give Grosjean a chance to have a proper sendoff from F1, end of story?

No one involved at any stage has implied they would have tested Romain for a Merc seat.

Agreed, the man almost died why can’t a team offer him a proper goodbye from the sport. Hats off to merc for giving him the chance.
The cynical bit is that it is another team that offered this to Romain, instead of his last one...
Simple budget issues I think.
Possibly yes. It is purely a PR thing, driving a 3 year old car. HAAS could only benefit from the positive PR, what with all the cr*p Mazepin put them through even before the season started.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 9:53 am
by mikeyg123
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:49 am
Tufty wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:37 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 8:39 am
Mayhem wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 2:39 am
Exediron wrote:
Thu May 06, 2021 6:29 pm


I know F1 is a cynical sport and all, but is it possible the move is exactly what Wolff says it is? He likes Grosjean, he wants to give Grosjean a chance to have a proper sendoff from F1, end of story?

No one involved at any stage has implied they would have tested Romain for a Merc seat.

Agreed, the man almost died why can’t a team offer him a proper goodbye from the sport. Hats off to merc for giving him the chance.
The cynical bit is that it is another team that offered this to Romain, instead of his last one...
Simple budget issues I think.
Possibly yes. It is purely a PR thing, driving a 3 year old car. HAAS could only benefit from the positive PR, what with all the cr*p Mazepin put them through even before the season started.
We don't know that Haas didn't offer.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 9:55 am
by Tufty
mikeyg123 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:53 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:49 am
Tufty wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:37 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 8:39 am
Mayhem wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 2:39 am



Agreed, the man almost died why can’t a team offer him a proper goodbye from the sport. Hats off to merc for giving him the chance.
The cynical bit is that it is another team that offered this to Romain, instead of his last one...
Simple budget issues I think.
Possibly yes. It is purely a PR thing, driving a 3 year old car. HAAS could only benefit from the positive PR, what with all the cr*p Mazepin put them through even before the season started.
We don't know that Haas didn't offer.
My memory is hazy but I believe the Merc offer was conditional on Haas not doing the same.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 9:59 am
by mikeyg123
Tufty wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:55 am
mikeyg123 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:53 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:49 am
Tufty wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:37 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 8:39 am


The cynical bit is that it is another team that offered this to Romain, instead of his last one...
Simple budget issues I think.
Possibly yes. It is purely a PR thing, driving a 3 year old car. HAAS could only benefit from the positive PR, what with all the cr*p Mazepin put them through even before the season started.
We don't know that Haas didn't offer.
My memory is hazy but I believe the Merc offer was conditional on Haas not doing the same.
Toto said that in a casual throwaway comment. I wouldn't take it as a guarantee.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if Haas offered but the Merc offer was much more appealing given the quality of the car and the fact that Haas are the team that chose not to resign him.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 10:01 am
by Tufty
Yeah that thought crossed my mind too. It might also be the case that as soon as Merc made the offer, Gene or Gunther contacted Romain and asked which car he'd rather drive, and thus got themselves off the hook.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 10:09 am
by Siao7
mikeyg123 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:53 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:49 am
Tufty wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:37 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 8:39 am
Mayhem wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 2:39 am



Agreed, the man almost died why can’t a team offer him a proper goodbye from the sport. Hats off to merc for giving him the chance.
The cynical bit is that it is another team that offered this to Romain, instead of his last one...
Simple budget issues I think.
Possibly yes. It is purely a PR thing, driving a 3 year old car. HAAS could only benefit from the positive PR, what with all the cr*p Mazepin put them through even before the season started.
We don't know that Haas didn't offer.
Yes, but I guess we would have heard if they did

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 10:22 am
by mikeyg123
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 10:09 am
mikeyg123 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:53 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:49 am
Tufty wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:37 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 8:39 am


The cynical bit is that it is another team that offered this to Romain, instead of his last one...
Simple budget issues I think.
Possibly yes. It is purely a PR thing, driving a 3 year old car. HAAS could only benefit from the positive PR, what with all the cr*p Mazepin put them through even before the season started.
We don't know that Haas didn't offer.
Yes, but I guess we would have heard if they did
Why?

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 10:38 am
by Siao7
mikeyg123 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 10:22 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 10:09 am
mikeyg123 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:53 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:49 am
Tufty wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:37 am


Simple budget issues I think.
Possibly yes. It is purely a PR thing, driving a 3 year old car. HAAS could only benefit from the positive PR, what with all the cr*p Mazepin put them through even before the season started.
We don't know that Haas didn't offer.
Yes, but I guess we would have heard if they did
Why?
Why not?

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 10:40 am
by mikeyg123
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 10:38 am
mikeyg123 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 10:22 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 10:09 am
mikeyg123 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:53 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:49 am


Possibly yes. It is purely a PR thing, driving a 3 year old car. HAAS could only benefit from the positive PR, what with all the cr*p Mazepin put them through even before the season started.
We don't know that Haas didn't offer.
Yes, but I guess we would have heard if they did
Why?
Why not?
Well who would say? Haas aren't going to say they've been snubbed are they and Grosjean probably has the good grace not to say himself.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 10:44 am
by Siao7
mikeyg123 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 10:40 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 10:38 am
mikeyg123 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 10:22 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 10:09 am
mikeyg123 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:53 am


We don't know that Haas didn't offer.
Yes, but I guess we would have heard if they did
Why?
Why not?
Well who would say? Haas aren't going to say they've been snubbed are they and Grosjean probably has the good grace not to say himself.
I think that these things come out. I can't be sure of course and I am not trying to downplay Haas. But seeing how much publicity this has gathered and how much negative light is throwing at them, I'd guess they would indicate that indeed they offered a drive. Perhaps I am wishing too much!

Anyway, it is nothing to debate really. I'm just happy that he'll get the chance to drive a great car.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 4:00 pm
by Mayhem
Tufty wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:55 am
mikeyg123 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:53 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:49 am
Tufty wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:37 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 8:39 am


The cynical bit is that it is another team that offered this to Romain, instead of his last one...
Simple budget issues I think.
Possibly yes. It is purely a PR thing, driving a 3 year old car. HAAS could only benefit from the positive PR, what with all the cr*p Mazepin put them through even before the season started.
We don't know that Haas didn't offer.
My memory is hazy but I believe the Merc offer was conditional on Haas not doing the same.
I recall the same. Something along the lines of { if no one else is willing to give him the opportunity we will.}

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 5:12 pm
by TheGiantHogweed
Mayhem wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 4:00 pm
Tufty wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:55 am
mikeyg123 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:53 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:49 am
Tufty wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 9:37 am


Simple budget issues I think.
Possibly yes. It is purely a PR thing, driving a 3 year old car. HAAS could only benefit from the positive PR, what with all the cr*p Mazepin put them through even before the season started.
We don't know that Haas didn't offer.
My memory is hazy but I believe the Merc offer was conditional on Haas not doing the same.
I recall the same. Something along the lines of { if no one else is willing to give him the opportunity we will.}
https://www.racefans.net/2020/12/05/mer ... heir-cars/

Pretty much as you remember it.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 7:17 pm
by Siao7
So I guess we have our answer if Haas offered the test or not. Shame

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Fri May 07, 2021 8:43 pm
by Tufty
TheGiantHogweed wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 5:12 pm
Mayhem wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 4:00 pm
I recall the same. Something along the lines of { if no one else is willing to give him the opportunity we will.}
https://www.racefans.net/2020/12/05/mer ... heir-cars/

Pretty much as you remember it.
Thanks both!

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 12:02 am
by Lord Crc
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 7:17 pm
So I guess we have our answer if Haas offered the test or not. Shame
This video[1] claims it was because Haas didn't have a spare engine and gearbox for the old car to run the test.

[1]: https://youtu.be/YAPFHKhydHg?t=243

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 7:57 am
by Siao7
Lord Crc wrote:
Sat May 08, 2021 12:02 am
Siao7 wrote:
Fri May 07, 2021 7:17 pm
So I guess we have our answer if Haas offered the test or not. Shame
This video[1] claims it was because Haas didn't have a spare engine and gearbox for the old car to run the test.

[1]: https://youtu.be/YAPFHKhydHg?t=243
Thank you, I wish it gave a bit more info, but it is what it is.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 7:22 pm
by A_Game_A_Day
It's not only Merc or Haas though is it?

When Wolff made the comment about Romain's previous teams, I assumed that Lotus/Renault/Alpine might have been in the mix to give him a test. Would have thought some good PR to be had putting French driver in French car.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:56 pm
by TheGiantHogweed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELoGT5uD_j4

A pretty good piece on this from Rosbergs channel. Despite all his crashes, I've always somehow respected Groskean. And this incident seems to make others respect him more than they used to. Seems a bit strange in a way, but it was incredible how he made it through this. Was just a year ago yesterday since the incident.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:21 pm
by mikeyg123
TheGiantHogweed wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:56 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELoGT5uD_j4

A pretty good piece on this from Rosbergs channel. Despite all his crashes, I've always somehow respected Groskean. And this incident seems to make others respect him more than they used to. Seems a bit strange in a way, but it was incredible how he made it through this. Was just a year ago yesterday since the incident.
I watched that the other day. There's some hella self delusion in there towards the beginning when he's claiming he didn't crash a lot in 2012 and then literally talks through about 7 crashes he had from 2012 where everyone else was to blame for not getting out of his way.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 6:49 am
by Covalent
TheGiantHogweed wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:56 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELoGT5uD_j4

A pretty good piece on this from Rosbergs channel. Despite all his crashes, I've always somehow respected Groskean. And this incident seems to make others respect him more than they used to. Seems a bit strange in a way, but it was incredible how he made it through this. Was just a year ago yesterday since the incident.
I chuckled at the Kimi vs Alonso comparison. :-P

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:06 am
by TheGiantHogweed
mikeyg123 wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:21 pm
TheGiantHogweed wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:56 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELoGT5uD_j4

A pretty good piece on this from Rosbergs channel. Despite all his crashes, I've always somehow respected Groskean. And this incident seems to make others respect him more than they used to. Seems a bit strange in a way, but it was incredible how he made it through this. Was just a year ago yesterday since the incident.
I watched that the other day. There's some hella self delusion in there towards the beginning when he's claiming he didn't crash a lot in 2012 and then literally talks through about 7 crashes he had from 2012 where everyone else was to blame for not getting out of his way.
That first part highlighted is not true, certainly. The 2nd highlited part not so much. One, he blamed on himself for a spin, then said in Spa that he "obviously could have done much better" He did mention something Hamilton could have done, but he shouldn't have expected that. He was clearly blaming himself most for this.

I'll be honest here, i do agree with him that he remembers stuff very well (even if his opinions are very wrong), and sometimes the incidents he compares are an interesting point. He mentioned Vettel pushing Hamilton towards the grass in Mexico, and Hamilton did choose to back off there. I also remember him mentioning a race after his spin on lap 1 in Spain one year where he mentioned Rosberg doing a similar spin creating loads of smoke and that he was lucky not to create the same scenareo. He really has a point for both of these instances, even though he made terrible decisions himself.


Anyway, all this is not the point of this thread. Did you watch the rest? I Didn't agree with a lot of his early comments, but I focussed on the main part.

Re: Grosjean's Horrific Crash (Bahrain 2020) [Merged]

Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:33 am
by mikeyg123
TheGiantHogweed wrote:
Wed Dec 01, 2021 10:06 am
mikeyg123 wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:21 pm
TheGiantHogweed wrote:
Tue Nov 30, 2021 9:56 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELoGT5uD_j4

A pretty good piece on this from Rosbergs channel. Despite all his crashes, I've always somehow respected Groskean. And this incident seems to make others respect him more than they used to. Seems a bit strange in a way, but it was incredible how he made it through this. Was just a year ago yesterday since the incident.
I watched that the other day. There's some hella self delusion in there towards the beginning when he's claiming he didn't crash a lot in 2012 and then literally talks through about 7 crashes he had from 2012 where everyone else was to blame for not getting out of his way.
That first part highlighted is not true, certainly. The 2nd highlited part not so much. One, he blamed on himself for a spin, then said in Spa that he "obviously could have done much better" He did mention something Hamilton could have done, but he shouldn't have expected that. He was clearly blaming himself most for this.

I'll be honest here, i do agree with him that he remembers stuff very well (even if his opinions are very wrong), and sometimes the incidents he compares are an interesting point. He mentioned Vettel pushing Hamilton towards the grass in Mexico, and Hamilton did choose to back off there. I also remember him mentioning a race after his spin on lap 1 in Spain one year where he mentioned Rosberg doing a similar spin creating loads of smoke and that he was lucky not to create the same scenareo. He really has a point for both of these instances, even though he made terrible decisions himself.


Anyway, all this is not the point of this thread. Did you watch the rest? I Didn't agree with a lot of his early comments, but I focussed on the main part.
Bottas did the same spinny smoke thing in Mexico this year as well.

Yes, I listened to the whole thing and it was interesting. I agree that his crash is the best thing that could have happened to him in terms of improving his reputation. Ironic given he the crash was caused by a very Grosjeanesque mistake. He went from a figure of ridicule (unfairly) to someone people have a lot of sympathy for.