Grosjean targeting 2018 Le Mans 24 Hours drive
Haas driver Romai𒉰n Grosjean has revealed he is hoping to join fellow Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso on th෴e 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans grid.
Alonso will contest his debut Le Mans outing♔ as part of his World Endurance Championship deal with LMP1 squad Toyota, alongside his F1 commitments with McLaren during the 21-race 2018 calendar.&nb𝄹sp;
This year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans takes place on June 16-17, falling directly in-between the Canadian and Frꦚench Grands Prix, meaning there is no clash for F1 drives looking to race in the pres﷽tigious endurance event.
Haas driver Romain G🍎rosjean has revealed he is hoping to join fellow Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso on the 2018 24 Hours of Le Mans grid.
♓Alonso will contest his debut Le Mans outing as part of his World Endurance Championship deal with LMP1 squad Toyota, alongside his F1 commitments wꦰith McLaren during the 21-race 2018 calendar.
This year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans takes place on June 16-17, falling directly in-between the Canadian and Fr꧋ench Grands Prix, meaning there is no clash for F1 drives looking to race in the prestigious endurance event.
Grosjean’s Haas teammate Kevin Magnussen recently revealed h💧e missed out on a drive with winning Rolex 24 at Daytona outfit Action Express ൩Racing in January, but has vowed to secure a place on the grid for the 2019 race.
When asked if racing in another category appeals to him, Grosjean told : "Yes, Le Mans 24 Hours is on﷽e that I'm looking at.
"If there's a great opportunity I may just jump in [this year]. It would be five weekends in a row or something like that, but I'ꦕve got to train for a triathlon first. I'm trying to do a first triathlon this year, so I have a deal with my wife who says if I go and do another race I have to drop that one! I'd pick Le Mans.
"I haven't even asked the team. If there's an opportu♑nity I will ask the team for sure and we'll see what we can do. If they don't want me to race, fine, I can fully understand. There are aജlready a lot of races.”
Grosjean also reiterated his desire to participate in NASCAR at some stage in 𒊎the future.&🉐nbsp;
"I would love to try NASCAR but it's difficult because of the skill anꩲd I need to test the car – I can't go to a race and think, 'Oh, I'll be all right, it's NASCAR.' It's a bit complicated. So we'll see what the future holds.”
When asked how likely he thinks a NASCAR outing fo♉r Stewart-Haas Racing - run by his F1 boss Gene Haas - would be, the Frenchman replied: “50:50. I think so. The first year was really a wish from both sides and it ๊didn't really work. Then they swapped to Ford, which they really had to focus on. So it's not that easy.
“I said I don'🍨t want to do any ovals because I don't feel comfortable, it's something very different from everything I know. So there's only two road races – Watkins Glen and Sonoma – and it just makes things difficult.
"It would probably have t♍o be a request from the team and then I would be super happy to do it.”
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