Grosjean unsure what caused crash in second practice

Romain Grosjean says the cause of his second practice crash at Circuit of the Americas was unclear the team are “trying to analyse” what went wrong.

“We changed the set-up from [first practice to second practice] and in hindsight maybe the set-up was less good in there. But honestly, we’re trying to to understand what happened because it’s not something you can control.”

Grosjean doesn’t think the track’s bumps, which several drivers complained about on Friday, contributed to the crash. “The previous lap was absolutely fine and that lap was pretty much the same thing,” he added.

“The bumps are there, I think it’s actually quite cool. Maybe turn one is a bit too bumpy in the braking zone and it’s slightly painful on the back. The rest of the lap, I think it gave some character to the circuits and it’s all right.”

The Haas driver spun into a barrier between turns five and six early in the second session. Grosjean confirmed he was running the team’s old front wing at the time, not the new specification version which he team mate Kevin Magnussen tested.

“I don’t think there was much damage,” said Grosjean. “Basically the front wing and the front track rod. The boys are doing the best they can.”

“[It’s] a bit frustrating that we lost second practice,” he added. “I wish the car had come back more on the left-hand side in order to avoid the barriers.

“But we’ll take what Kevin has done in the afternoon and revert back to the set-up from the morning where the car felt really good.”

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