Grosjean, who topped his first-ever practice session as an Andretti driver ahead of teammate Colton Herta, explained his “rebirth” through IndyCar after his ten seasons in Formula 1 – which ended with the horrendous fiery accident in Bahrain.
“It felt amazing,” said Grosjean of being voted #1 by fans. “After only one year in IndyCar, to be voted the most popular driver has been quite incredible.
“I’ve got a story, I come from 10 years in F1, the fire and coming back to racing in IndyCar, discovering a championship where I think it was a reverse.
“I use the ‘Phoenix’ as a nickname not because of the fire, it’s related to a rebirth of myself through IndyCar, having fun and enjoying myself.”
Conducted in 11 languages across the Motorsport.com platform and receiving feedback from over 53,000 fans in 147 countries, Grosjean was voted the survey’s most popular driver with 32% of fans placing him in their Top 3 and nearly 12% of fans ranking him their favourite…
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