Chassis change forces Romain Grosjean to miss Silverstone FP2 

Romain Grosjean will sit out second practice for the Formula 1 British Granꦬd Prix after damage following his FP1 crash forced Haas into a chassis change. 

Grosjean suffered a high-speed off at Turn 1 and hit the barriers at Abbey, after failing to close the Drag Reduction System aid on the run to the fir💃st corner, causing his car to swap ends under braking. 

The impact&ꦺnbsp;significantly damaged the front-left of Grosjean's VF-18, prompting a chassis change. The Fren🦂chman also required a chassis change after incidents in Baku and Spain. 

Chassis change forces Grosjean to miss FP2 

Romain Grosjean will sit out second practice for the Formula 1 British 𝓡Grand Prix after damage follow😼ing his FP1 crash forced Haas into a chassis change. 

Grosjean suffered a high-speed off at Turn 1 and hit the barriers at Abbey, after failing to close the Drag Reduction System aid on the run to the first corner, c🗹ausing his car to swap ends under braking. 

The impact significantly damaged the front-left of Grosjean's VF-18, prompting a chassis change. The Frenchman also required a chassis change a🤪fter incidents in Baku and Spain. 

Grosjean set t🃏he seventh-fastest time in opening practice at Silverstone on Friday as he continued his impressive form following his fourth-place finish at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. 

"We need to change the chassis so he will not be going out in Fᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚP2," Haas team principal Gunther Steiner confirmed. "Simple as this. We had some damage and he will not make FP2.

"We are now back to a normal day in the office, one car needing to change chassis and the other onꦕe seeing the stewar🐽ds. We are just getting normal now again." 

after his crash.

He will not participate in this afternoon.

Saturday comeback!  

— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team)

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