Grosjean enrages Rahal with aggressive late-race contact

LEEDS, Ala. — The honeymoon is over for Romain Grosjean, and if Barber Motorsports Park had hosted a boxing match, then Graham Rahal would have at least bloodied IndyCar’s darling. But when we go and punt him, they better not do anything to me, when in the past, I’ve been penalized for a lot less than that.” Rahal referenced this year’s season-opener at St. Pete, where Grosjean finished fifth but was involved in a handful of incidents, including a bizarre collision during a practice session when he simply ran up and over the back of Sato’s car. At Barber, Rahal said his late-race showdown with Grosjean put him alongside Alexander Rossi and Colton Herta — two of Grosjean’s teammates — as drivers Grosjean hit Sunday. At some point, we’ve got to clean up our act.” Grosjean acknowledged he had contact with Rahal — “we touched a couple of times” — but didn’t seem concerned with what he deemed “good racing.” “It’s good racing I guess, it’s IndyCar.