After four seasons in the benchmark American single-seater championship, Romain Grosjean is still chasing his first victory and could no longer be on the starting grid in 2025.
After ten years spent in Formula 1 ended by the terrifying accident in Bahrain from which he emerged miraculously unscathed, the Franco-Swiss driver once again finds himself at a crossroads.
IndyCar opened the doors to him in 2021, first in the small Dale Coyne Racing team then within the powerful Andretti Autosport structure the following two seasons.
If Grosjean's top speed has never been in doubt, his consistency is still sorely lacking, as was already the case in F1, often committing avoidable errors.
Rising costs
Last year, he drove for the Juncos Hollinger Racing team and scored six top 10 finishes for a final seventeenth place in the championship standings, but the costs of hybrid systems have exploded and the team is seeking external funding. . In this context, Grosjean's contract hangs in the balance.
“It's a question of budget. deplores Romain. 2024 was probably my best season and I could still find myself on foot. I'm trying to find partners, but nothing is guaranteed at this stage.”
Steering wheels are rare in IndyCar and competition is tough with young drivers coming from Formula 2 or the Indy NXT championship. Grosjean could find refuge with Dale Coyne, who was his first employer in 2021, but he may have to be content with a presence in endurance for Lamborghini in IMSA: he has also just achieved the best absolute time in the preliminary tests of the 24 Hours of Daytona which will take place at the end of January.
