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5 years, and Grosjean is still waiting for the promised Mercedes test
Romain Grosjean is still waiting for Toto Wolff to ring him up to scheduled the promised test for Mercedes, the Frenchman revealed in the podcast F1-Nation. The test was due to take place following Grosjean's horrific Bahrain 2020 crash. After 5 years, if and when the test will take place is not yet known.
Grosjean had too little time to plan test
Tom Clarkson, presenter of the podcast, is curious about the situation with the Mercedes promised test. ''This has been cooking away for a long time. You've been on the sim, you've had a seat fit, but you haven't actually driven it. Have you spoken to Toto about it?''
Grosjean clarifies that the delay has been on his side: ''I'm gonna be honest, it's on my side. It's my fault. I just haven't found the time recently to. To do that and to plan it properly. I think we had everything set up in 2021, but, you know, Covid didn't really help.''
That Grosjean is looking forward to driving a Mercedes F1 car is clear: ''So actually, right behind me is the helmet ready for the test, you know, with the Mercedes logo on it. So I have everything ready. We just haven't. found a date.'' Grosjean concludes with a wink, "I'm keeping it for my 40th birthday, which comes next year as a present for myself." Currently, the Frenchman is still active as a reserve driver in the IndyCar Series with Prema.
Romain Grosjean was promised a Mercedes test by Toto Wolff after his crash in Bahrain 2020, but it has thus still not taken place. The Frenchman was unable to drive the last two races of the 2020 season due to the consequences of the crash and was replaced by Pietro Fittipaldi. He did not get another chance to drive an F1 car as his contract with Haas expired after that season and was not renewed. He was replaced by Mick Schumacher.