Grosjean inside top five on first Spa outing

Formula One rookie Romain Grosjean continued to impress on only his second weekend in the sport by finishing fifth in the second free practice session in Belgium on Friday. With team-mate Fernando Alonso fourteenth, the Frenchman is the leading Renault driver heading into final practice on Saturday morning.

Incredibly, Grosjean continued to combine his racing with a banking job in Geneva on Tuesday in order to 'keen in touch with reality' although the Frenchman's transactions in F1 have paid off handsomely so far. "Today was very interesting as we had wet and dry conditions, as is quite normal for Spa," he explained.

"Once again, Fernando has been very helpful and comparing my data with his data really helped me today as I could see where I needed to improve. In the afternoon session we concentrated on testing the two types of tyre and I managed to do over thirty laps so I think we are quite well prepared for tomorrow."

"We did quite a few laps today, especially in P2," Fernando added. "In P1 we were affected quite a lot by the rain but in the afternoon we were able to concentrate on evaluating the tyres and we are happy with the balance we have with the car. Tomorrow it will be an important qualifying session because we are all determined to get a good result this weekend - so most importantly we would like a good grid position tomorrow."

Source: GP Update