On the road again: Romain Grosjean thriving in IndyCar
Associated PressRomain Grosjean turned in his key to Indianapolis Motor Speedway — yes, he had his own key to the place — packed up his motorhome and left for Detroit, the next step in his next American adventure. Initially, I said I did not want to do ovals, now I would like to try one and then see if I want to do more.” Conor Daly took Grosjean to dinner Sunday night in Indianapolis and gave him the phone number for Doug Boles, president of IMS and Daly’s stepfather, presumably so Grosjean could return the track key. That’s the first time I’ve heard a driver being given the key to the racetrack to just live there.” Grosjean so far has been living in a motorhome that he’s taken to his first three IndyCar races and parked in the IMS infield, which gave him access to all of its amenities, including a clear track for his Tuesday morning bike ride. “It’s great, you have all the room you want, there’s no traffic so you don’t have to worry about people hitting you and I also just wanted to do it for the experience,” Grosjean said. “Even though my two sons were born when I was on my last podium, one was 2 years old and one was three months, and they have no memory of it and they call me every day and can’t wait to come.” Grosjean has said that 2013 was the last time he enjoyed going to the race track as much as he does now.