Grosjean downplays GP2 chances

The 21-year-old from Switzerland, making his debut in GP2 this year, dominated the championship, sealing the title with two races to spare.

Last year's F3 Euro Series champion Grosjean has scored 20 points more than his closest rival.

But despite his success in the Asian series, the Frenchman believes the situation will be very different once the main GP2 series begins in Spain at the end of the month.

"I will cautiously answer that this will not be the case," said Grosjean when asked about his thoughts on repeating his success in the main series.

"Our first task is to develop the new car. This will be our main focus at the beginning of the season. Plus, there will be some extremely competitive and experienced drivers with us in the GP2 Series on top of people like Senna, Valles, Petrov or Chandhok.

"Many of them can win the title. It will be a different environment. Once again, I will be a rookie with a lot to learn, starting with the tracks. With the Asia Series, I gained valuable experience, but I'm still learning."

Grosjean took the title despite failing to score in Sunday's race, and the ART driver admitted he would have preferred to clinch the title in style.

"I was declared champion even though I had to retire from the sprint race," he said. "You always prefer to win a title with a victory. Still, it enhances our motivation and confidence for the GP2 Series which will start in a few weeks.

"However, the GP2 Asia Series is not over and we will work hard in order to finish it with a win in Dubai this week and get prepared for the next championship."