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Grosjean: Haas decision to backtrack on IndyCar deal 'fully understandable'

Romain Grosjean says Gene Haas' decision to back out of a potential plan to sponsor the Frenchman's move to IndyCar was "fully understandable". During the final months of his tenure with Haas in F1, Grosjean sounded out opportunities to head west to America to race in the IndyCar series. To help his driver open a new chapter in his motorsport career outside of F1, team owner Gene Haas offered to support Grosjean's efforts to find an IndyCar ride. But the 34-year-old's miraculous escape from his fiery crash in Bahrain incited Haas to reverse his decision to back Grosjean, as the team owner felt the Frenchman would perhaps be tempting fate one time too many in IndyCar's risky...
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