F1: Grosjean A Step Closer To Return

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F1: Grosjean A Step Closer To Return

Romain Grosjean could be in the running for a Formula One ride with Renault...

Adam Cooper | http://www.speedtv.com | Posted September 08, 2010 Balen (BEL)

Romain Grosjean has joined up with Gravity Sports Management. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

Romain Grosjean has joined Gravity Sports Management, which means he is potentially a step closer to a return to a Renault F1 seat.

Gravity is part of the Genii Group, co-owners of the Renault F1 team, and its roster of young drivers includes F1 testers Ho-Pin Tung and Jerome D’Ambrosio.

Grosjean has already driven for DAMS, the Renault affiliated GP2 team, and will once again stand in for the injured Tung at Monza this weekend.

A statement from Gravity said Grosjean now has “the aim of finding a place in top-level single-seater racing in the future.”

Grosjean said: “This agreement with Gravity Sport Management is a great opportunity for me, and I’m very happy to be able to take advantage of it. Such a partner will enable me to concentrate on my return to top level single-seater racing, and I hope to attain my main aim, which is still Formula One.

“This weekend’s mission will be to build on the promising performance on the Spa- Francorchamps circuit on which Jerome and I showed the team’s and car’s potential. A victory would be a marvelous reward for the efforts invested over the last few weekends by everybody. One thing’s sure: Monza’s a circuit that I like; it’s a very quick track and I’m prepared to give the maximum.”

Adam Cooper notched up his 25th season as a racing journalist in 2009. Born in London, England, he saw his first F1 race at age 10 in 1976. He began freelancing for Autosport magazine in 1985 and was on the fulltime staff from 1987-92. He then went freelance again, initially spending two years in Japan before following the 1994 Champcar series from a base in Indianapolis. He has not missed a Grand Prix since Suzuka ‘94, a run that has extended to Abu Dhabi ’09. Adam has written books about Eddie Irvine, Piers Courage and Michael Schumacher and hosts a race preview show on Sirius XM. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Check out Adam's Blog or follow him on Twitter