The 2020 Formula 1 season will finally start, four months after the off-season trials, but Romain Grosjean does not think that the first races of the year will set benchmarks, especially since the first two Grands Prizes will take place on the same circuit.
“No, because it’s just a circuit and a track, and one that is special, at the Red Bull Ring” Grosjean J. “I don’t think we can judge the car’s behavior after the two races in Austria. I hope it will work well so that we can start our season off on a high note.”
The Haas driver expects a very different atmosphere with the absence of fans during the first eight races of the season, at a minimum: “It will be very different. We will miss the support of the fans and their presence in the stands. We will miss the enthusiastic atmosphere they bring.”
“It will be strange, it will be different, but everyone will adapt and we will get used to it. We will run, which is important for everyone, and I hope we can open our doors to the public. and get back to normal as soon as possible. “
The months of confinement and waiting were difficult for the pilots, but they were not all negative, on the contrary: “There was time spent with my wife and children, it was great to spend so much time together. I also started my eSports team and I started to pilot on the simulator for m ‘have fun.’
And above all, there was a lot of physical preparation, failing a roll to get back in the bath: “I am in better condition than I have ever been. It is difficult to keep the neck prepared. Mentally, I am also ready.”
“I really want to race. We didn’t have a chance to drive our car, unlike some of the other teams, but I don’t think it will be a problem when we resume competition in Austria.”
