Juncos Hollinger Racing (JHR) hopes Romain Grosjean sees that they’ve a very good factor going, and stays past the 2024 IndyCar Sequence season. But it surely’s removed from assured proper now.
“He’s a type of folks from whom one learns loads,” group co-owner Ricardo Juncos advised Motorsport.com. “However effectively, proper now we do not know if we will proceed with him or not.”
“He already has presents from different locations. There are a lot of drivers round, and there are some choices — that aren’t many but — with free seats for subsequent 12 months.”
Grosjean joined JHR throughout the offseason, and thru 13 races thus far has managed to seize 5 top-10s — essentially the most for JHR since changing into a full-time group in IndyCar in 2022. Plus the Swiss-born Frenchman notched the group’s highest end result this 12 months, with a fourth-place end at Laguna Seca in June.
Amid the drama surrounding JHR’s second seat (which led to a recent switch from Agustin Canapino to Conor Daly for the remainder of the season), Juncos has been grateful for the soundness and professionalism Grosjean gives.
Romain Grosjean, Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet pit cease
Photograph by: Michael L. Levitt / Motorsport Images
“Grosjean is a driver who brings loads, lots of expertise,” Juncos stated. “This 12 months has actually been superb to work with him. The reality is that he units the bar excessive. He’s easy, with lots of character. He places it in black and white, as I like. He’s very affectionate with folks, particularly with the mechanics. It’s as if the group shouldn’t be divided.
“Past the truth that the outcomes don’t come generally, communication is essential and it is rather necessary that the entire group understands what occurred: if it was a tire drawback, if it was an engine drawback, if it was a method drawback, if it was the motive force who made a mistake, if it was the automotive that didn’t work, or if the set-up was not proper.”
Continuity is one thing Juncos would love to hold into 2025 — particularly when it comes with Grosjean’s deep expertise, which incorporates 179 Formulation 1 begins earlier than he joined IndyCar in 2021.
“Sure, I feel he’s very proud of the group usually, with all the things he says,” stated Juncos.
“I hope that we will by some means proceed as a result of I at all times consider that long-term applications are those that may carry out greatest, so long as one can proceed.”
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