Romain Grosjean’s seat at Lotus is safe for the time being, despite a strong of crashes in Monaco which could call his contract into question.
The Frenchman has was involved in numerous crashes last season which resulted in a one-race ban. He was however offered a contract for the 2013 season.
That contract is reviewed every three races, giving the team the ability to terminate it should they feel he’s not doing a suitable job.
Monaco is the sixth race of the season, but Lotus boss Eric Boullier – and Grosjean’s manager – insists his seat is safe for now.
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“[We’ll] sit down with him and go through the weekend,” he said after the race. “It’s always the same story, especially in Monaco. He had the pace, we could see it. It’s even more frustrating because of that.
“Thursday’s accident didn’t help but it happens. The rest of the story went worse on Saturday morning. I think building up his frustration was Ricciardo who didn’t allow him to complete the Q2 like he should have done and [being] 13th on the grid just finishes the frustration.
“I think we just need to cool him down and have a proper discussion when we are back in the factory.”
When asked if they would replace him for the Canadian GP with third driver Davide Valsecchi, he replied: “No, not yet.”
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