How Grosjean has turned into a Raikkonen beater
Just a year ago, Romain Grosjean was under fire from some of his rivals for his on-track incidents. Now he is pushing his highly-regarded team-mate and his future looks brighter than ever, as JONATHAN NOBLE explains
A year is a very long time in Formula 1.
Twelve months ago, Romain Grosjean left Suzuka with his tail between his legs, and his ears burning after a verbal bashing in the Lotus offices from Mark Webber, who had confronted the 'first lap nutcase' following their Turn 2 collision.
This weekend, Grosjean is turning up at the Japanese Grand Prix not only having banished his starting blues, but turned himself into a phenomenal package that is putting the heat on team leader Kimi Raikkonen to lift his game.
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