Romain Grosjean

Romain Grosjean (born 17 April 1986) is a French-Swiss former racing driver. Born in Switzerland to a Swiss father and a French mother, Grosjean debuted in 2009 as a replacement for the controversial Nelson Piquet Jr. in 2009 for Renault, but became a full time driver in 2012 for Renault, then racing as Lotus F1. 2013 was his best season by far, finishing 7th with 132 points. However, the new regulations of 2014 saw him fall behind alongside Lotus. In 2015, he scored the team's last podium before the British team became Renault again. In 2016, he moved to Haas and scored some impressive results in 2016 and 2017, most notably a 5th place in Bahrain 2016. However, he started to struggle by 2018, with the most famous incident being in Azerbaijan 2018, where he crashed during a safety car perior and the technical board thought mistakenly that Sauber driver Marcus Ericsson hit him, which has become an internet meme. After two torrid seasons in 2019 and 2020, Grosjean announced his retirement from the sport.