Grosjean wanted YDT run

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While many regular drivers opted out of the Young Driver Test, Romain Grosjean says he would have relished a run…

While many regular drivers opted out of the Young Driver Test, Romain Grosjean says he would have relished a run.

Formula One was in action at Silverstone this past week with mainly young drivers putting in three days of the British track during which the revised Pirelli tyres were run.

Although teams were allowed to run their regular race drivers for one day, Lotus opted not to.

Asked whether he was ‘frustrated’ by the decision, Grosjean said: “As a driver, you always want to be in the car getting as much experience as possible; especially when there’s something new like different tyres.

“The tyres we used at the N