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Romain Grosjean Set for First F1 Run Since 2020 in Haas Mugello Test

Haas will field a 2023 VF-23 under previous-cars rules with Ayao Komatsu back as his race engineer.

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Overview

  • The outing is scheduled for Friday, 26 September, at Mugello under FIA Testing of Previous Cars regulations using the 2023 VF-23.
  • It marks Grosjean’s first time back in an F1 car since his 2020 Bahrain fire crash.
  • Longtime collaborators will reunite for the test, with Dominic Haines and Ian Staniforth among former Haas crew members supporting the run.
  • Former IndyCar driver and current F1 pundit James Hinchcliffe will also drive the VF-23 for a television feature slated around the Austin Grand Prix.
  • Grosjean says he aims to contribute meaningfully to Haas’s TPC program and will wear the helmet his children designed for his intended 2020 Abu Dhabi farewell.