Grosjean finished 13th and Rossi was 14th in Rossi’s F1 debut. Grosjean and Rossi raced against each other five times in F1 in 2015, when Rossi got a handful of starts driving for Manor Marussia. The winner of the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2016 has signed with Arrow McLaren SP for 2023. Rossi decided earlier this year that his seventh season with Andretti would be his last. Grosjean raced for nearly a decade in Formula One before his time in the series ended in a 2020 crash from which he escaped from the burning wreckage of his car, earning the nickname “The Phoenix.” He switched to Ind圜ar the next season and overperformed while driving for Dale Coyne Racing, which helped the Frenchman land a better seat at front-runner Andretti Autosport. That’s the way it will be going forward.” “Racing is a passionate sport and we have four highly competitive drivers however we are one team at Andretti, and our drivers need to remember that we expect them to work together for the betterment of the team.

Sunday’s display was disappointing and unacceptable and not the way we operate – on or off the track,” Andretti said Tuesday in a statement provided to The Associated Press.

“Our race results in Mid-Ohio did not go as planned. Rossi also hit rookie teammate Devlin DeFrancesco, Grosjean hit Colton Herta and Ind圜ar penalized both Rossi and Grosjean for avoidable contact.Īfter the race, team owner Andretti was seen having a heated conversation with Rossi’s father, and he pulled all four drivers inside to discuss the debacle. Romain Grosjean and Alexander Rossi played bumper cars in a race for position that turned personal.

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