Renault third driver and 2011 GP2 champion Romain Grosjean has tested a 2009-spec car in Valencia.
Grosjean completed over 600 kilometres in the R29, the car which he drove in seven races for Renault during the 2009 season. Renault said that the reason for the test was to allow Grosjean to familiarise himself with a Formula One car again, as he is now the team's official reserve driver following the end of the GP2 season and Bruno Senna's promotion. Grosjean himself said that being able to do a full day's running had been very beneficial.
"It is always fantastic to get back in an F1 car," Grosjean said. "The aim of the drive was to get me used to drive an F1 car again. We did some qualifying running in the morning and some long running in the afternoon. We also did some pit stop practices. It was very good for the fitness; I was very pleased and I did enjoy working with the team a lot."
Grosjean admitted that despite having raced the car before, he felt different driving it thanks to what he had learnt over the past two years.
"It felt different compared to 2009 because I am more experienced now. I enjoyed the car from the moment I jumped in and I enjoyed working with the engineers. We had a good time in Valencia and everybody enjoyed it."
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