In the round-up: Toto Wolff has said that Mercedes will honour its commitment to give Romain Grosjean a test run in its 2020 car.
In brief
No date yet for Grosjean test but it will happen, says WolffHaving promised to give Grosjean a test in one of its cars following his fiery Bahrain crash in 2020, Wolff said the team are still endeavouring to arrange a time for it.
The test is going to happen, for sure,” Wolff confirmed at the Australian Grand Prix. “We’re committed to it. We haven’t got a date yet, for what he can do and what we can do, but that’s going to happen.
“When I give my word I give my word,” Wolff affirmed.
Grosjean was due to have private and public runs for the team last year, the latter during the French Grand Prix weekend. However F1’s decision to rescheduled that race scuppered Mercedes’ plans and forced a postponement.
During the off-season Grosjean revealed he had further discussions with Wolff about the test, but scheduling it in among the 23 races…