Romain Grosjean praises Lotus after securing podium in Austin

Romain Grosjean

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean is full of praise for his team after the Frenchman finished second in Austin between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.

“That was a really tough race. I had to have probably one of my best ever drives to keep Mark [Webber] behind and it’s a great feeling to have tamed at least one of the Bulls in Texas as they clearly had the fastest package today. We knew a good start would be the key, so making up one place in the first corner was really important and the car was just fantastic from there onwards,” he said.

“The whole team here and back at Enstone are doing an amazing job. Every day I see them working hard together to keep us at the front and when you look at the gap to the next nearest challenger, it’s clear that we’re the second best team after Red Bull right now,” he added.

The second place finish marked Grosjean’s sixth podium of the season and added that he has high hopes for the next season.

“I think this place must bring me luck; this time last year I found out my wife was pregnant and now I’ve equaled my best finish in Formula 1, so I can’t wait to come back again and see what happens next year,” Grosjean said.