Former Formula One star, Romain Grosjean, took part in the inauguꦇral $1 Million Challenge this weekend.🍸 However, it was not smooth sailing for the French driver.

The Juncos Hollinger Racing driver started from seventh place in the opening Heat Race at the Thermal Club. But Grosjean’s race was over heading into the first corner. The French driver mad🅠e contact with Scott Dixon a𒁏fter the rolling start and was sent hurtling into the side of Rinus Veekay.

꧅After storming his way back to pitlane Grosjean spoke to the media after the crash and made his feelings abou⛦t the incident and the weekend as a whole very clear:

'I mean, who is going to 𒁏pay for the damage? We come here with no points on the ꦍline and do nothing wrong and the car is completely smashed.

‘It's not what I signed (up for) with IndyCar.’

The Thermal Club hosted the first ever $1 Mꦦillion Challenge, an event which featured no points but prize money. After spending seven years in Formula One and fighting for points every weekend a race for zero point⛦s clearly does not appeal to the Frenchman.

Grosjean finished 24th last time out in the IndyCar Championship at the Firestone Grand Prix ofꦑ St. Pe🤡tersburg leaving him with only six points and a damaged car after two races this season.

With a month until the next proper IndyCar event Grosjean will have his sights set♍ on more po൲ints for his actual Championship and will have a point to prove after an early exit today.