Eric Boullier, the Renault team principal, yesterday announced that his driver - Roman Grosjean - is worthy of becoming the next F1 Driver World Champion.
The Guardian has reported that the team principal has put behind him what happened last year. To name a few - Spa, Monaco, Australia, China. Eric Boullier believes that Grosjean could be our next Champion. Setting a blistering time at Barcelona on day two yesterday, yet despite his 50-1 odd's of becoming the next Champion - Eric is Grosjean's number one fan right now.
The Gaurdian quoted Boullier saying the following:
"I believe Romain can become world champion. That's why we kept him. Because we believe he's got the talent. He's definitely got the speed. The new Romain is a very different to the one three months ago. He's much more focused. He's not wasting any energy, any time on the useless things F1 can create. He is also one of the few drivers who has won every championship he has entered. Lewis Hamilton achieved it, and so did Nico Hülkenberg. But Vettel has not. I'm sorry."
Although the Lotus driver had a collection of podiums last year, they are far from as memorable as his 7 - crashes . Once dismissed as a "First Lap Nutcase" by RedBull's Mark Webber, Grosjean received a ban for his antics at Spa in 2012 (See video below)
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Delight spread across Eric Boullier's face as a matter of hours after his claim, Grosjean set the pace at Day Two of testing at Barcelona.
Do you think Grosjean could become the next F1 Champion?
[source:
Guardian]