Interesting to note, at 3:19 Romain nearly presses the overtake button on pit entry because that’s where his pit limiter button was on the Haas F1 steering wheel!
@@ForeverF1 Lol I’m sort of obsessed with F1 steering wheels. Another thing is at 3:30 you can see he reaches down to turn off the car, because that’s where the switch to turn off the car usually is in F1 but then realised the switch is up.
got to hand it to him, the fact that he went through that crash in Bahrain and still has the balls to get straight back in a racing car like that is badass!
@@benc.3128 Agreed, but the point is they can rebound from it quickly and move on without it having a lasting effect. No worship from me for those guys, simply a healthy respect for their abilities. I have raced in club level OW cars for over 40 years, so I understand what happens out there and have been in a few shunts myself over the years. Some guys I knew quit after one incident, but most of us shrug it off and look forward to the next race or the next season.
@@westipton5961 lmfao there's a massive difference between shunts at club level and having an insane accident where you're more than lucky to make it out alive. I've crashed countless cars drifting at high speeds (on and off tracks), in no way would I ever think my experience comes close to me giving any other position than props.
@@pumpkin1escobar Countless cars? Hmmm. A high speed crash is not much different no matter the level, they all hurt. Yes he is fortunate to be alive, but yet here he is right back in the seat. If he does well in Indycar then we'll know he is okay, if he struggles then maybe it is sticking with him, but I doubt that will happen.
Corkscrew is still an infamous chicane in Indycar though. It's the spot where young Gonzalo Rodriguez lost his life testing for Penske (that was in...'99 I think), and its particular, steep layout makes it so dangerous for single seaters that overtaking there has been banned since the Zanardi Pass also in the 90s...). But I guess it's like the Nordschleife in a way. You have to be ballsy asf to go through Corkscrew at the maximum possible speed, which makes you shine if you're a real man. "Go big or go home"... ^^
@@randomrandom1196 Cosworth doesn’t make the screens. Cosworth supplies most of the electronics like the steering wheels and some of the other software. McLaren supplies the ECUs. Dallara, PPG and RBAT produce the aeroscreen as a collaborative effort.
Best POV footage I have seen in a long while! I must say what strikes me immediately while watching the flying lap is how EARLY you look towards the clipping point. Eye opening ;)
The last time I went to a race at Laguna Seca was 1971. The cars racing there that day were what were then called Group 7 cars...McClarens, etc. Compared to the car in this video those cars were slow but I can well remember how impressed I was with the acceleration, top speed and handling of those Group 7 cars! I can't even imagine how much more impressive these cars would be!
John Montgomery Thanks for the heads up on the track configuration changes. As I watched this video I kept looking for the 180 degree hairpin and never saw it so I figured there had been changes made. I raced production MGs in the 1960s here on the East Coast and many of my favorite race courses have either been radically altered or are no longer even in existence...kind of sad to see courses like Bridgehampton on Long Island, NY go under as it was a really great racecourse. I saw Jim Hall & Hap Sharp race their revolutionary Chaparrals there in the late 1960s and I'll never forget Hall's first timed lap! It was a long time ago but if memory serves the previous lap record held by a NART Ferrari was something like 1:43:06 and Hall's first times lap was something like 1:36! Back in those days that was unheard of!
The only substantial change to the layout is that the hairpin after the start/finish line (technically turn 2) used to be linked to the tight left-hand turn 3 turns later. Aside from that the layout hasn't been changed very much.
It's incredible how this driver shows how smooth that car is, when in reality they are more raucous than the formula 1 cars etc... man, you left f1 to the best category that exists today, besides being so even, everything is extremely difficult to run indy ... ufff I love your onboard thanks
I had the good fortune to watch several races in the late 60's at LS. My favorite spot was at then entrance to the cork screw at the top of the hill. Watching those thundering Can Am cars approach the left hander at entrance to the screw, going from full tilt to nearly 10 mph to make that turn still gives me a chill down the spine. The 911s of the time would all approach that turn with front wheels locking up. Every one of them, every time. Formula 1 really has to go there one day. It's great to see at least an (ex) F1 driver there.
I have raced Laguna Seca maybe over 1000x in Gran Turismo Sport, but getting to see this cockpit view was fabulous. I could feel the g-Force as you accelerated up the Rahal Straight.
It amazes me how all the drivers leave the pits and just punch it. No warming up. No getting used to it, Grosjean just nails the throttle right out of the pits and off into a blind corner. Skills and guts.
That looks sickening. Even going over the brow of the hill on the pit straight would make me throw my guts up, let alone what must feel like dropping off a cliff at that speed down the corkscrew.
Not to mention these cars, just like F1s, are basically planks in terms of suspensions, so drivers take the full brunt of it every time they descend Corkscrew. There must be quite a bunch of sore backs after racing here each time...
It is a VERY tough corkscrew. The GP of Laguna Seca has caught many veterans off guard and they make hilarious mistakes trying to get through that part of the track.
Best POV ever (more visibility than F1 helmet cam) and love this track... also love the carbon fibre steering wheel! Final turn on 1st lap was a bit of a handful.
Incroyable, en arrivant dans le tire-bouchon, on a l'impression de plonger dans un précipice et que la voiture décolle! C'est tellement technique! Chapeau!
Brings back memories... Turn 9 used to be so much more fun, though, before they shortened the 9-10 straight. I would be full throttle through 9 and down the hill. Plenty of time to set up for 10, and the banking on turn 10 made for a fun corner (even on the inside line). Only drove it a few times after they reconfigured that section, and never quite got the hang of it.
@@morgonz It was in the 1995/96 timeframe. The changes lengthened the course from 2.214 to 2.318 miles. But in doing so, they shortened the 9-10 straight and lengthened the 10-11. The 1988-1995 configuration had 9-10 as one of the longest straights on the track, but many people didn't seem to realize it and drove it mostly like they drive it now... Historic maps at sportscarworldwide dot com.
@@MartianTech you're confusing the corners. That change affected Turn 2 which used to connect to Turn 5. During the period you mention, they added an infield section (T2 now a hairpin, T3, T4) which go under the tire bridge. Turns 9-10 and 10-11 are unchanged since 1957 with the exception to adding run-off area, gravel beds. The website you mention confirms this: www.sportscarworldwide.com/Tracks-Laguna-Seca.html#gsc.tab=0
@@dannykrueger I'm well aware of the 1988 change that added the infield section and extended the track from 1.9 miles to 2.214 miles. That's not the only change to the course over the years, and it's not the one I'm talking about. Scroll through the maps on that site and compare the 1990-1995 map with the 1996-present one. You'll see that 9-10 used to be longer than 10-11 while now they are about the same length.
That's a pretty tight turn into the pits lol. Awesome video. Going through the corkscrew has got to be an incredible experience! I've always loved indy car racing - very fast and very raw. Plus it's in the US so us lonely F1 fans over here don't get so lonely :).
I think we all wish that. Maybe 2022 we will start to see the cars moving around a little more with the lose of downforce that they will have. I cant wait till Indycar car lets them get more HP out of these motors because that will make the cars even more of a monster to keep control of
Hundreds of thousands of "Gran Turismo II" Players on the first Playstation learned to hate that Corkscrew so intense over years, including myself, throwing their controller frustrated into some corner. It took such a long learnig curve, to master this track, today it is still my favourite track to ride on. So beautiful! :o) Well ridden, Romain! :o)
@@bennyfactor , I looked at Newgarden's wheel, and it looks the same, the only thing is he configured the shift lights differently, Grosjean's lights are set to be like an f1 car, Newgarden's lights are more indycar like
@@Nico_6967 I guess his is similar. Other ones aren't, look at for instance the Andretti steering wheel here: 4 small rotary switches, different button locations twitter.com/IndyCar/status/1293641390778454017 or Rahal's from a couple years ago. You can tell it is the same LCD module as Grosjean's but it just has one big rotary switch twitter.com/IndyCar/status/1035672518382632960 Scott Dixon has this very strange setup twitter.com/MPI_INNOVATIONS/status/1134290061414023169 You can see him turning the very small rotary switches at the bottom of the wheel in this video facebook.com/watch/?v=314371443252276
That's awesome and thanks for sharing that lap with us Romain. We miss you in F1 (The NETFIX F1 - Drive to Survive is fantastic btw) and look forward to seeing you race in IndyCar. You will do great and know that you have a ton of fans in IndyCar as well. Great TH-cam post and we will see you out there.
Je suis un fan de l'Indy et de La Nascar et j'ai la chance de pouvoir suivre ces deux championnats. Avec Simon et Sébastien tu vas t'amuser! Alors bienvenu et de tout cœur avec toi.
Romain, it is just so wonderful to see you back in the cockpit, doing what you do best! I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye. Good for you, sir!
Great to see you back behind the wheel Romain! Always had a soft spot for you in F1; that smile was never far away, and I hope it's back! You may be Romain Grosjean, but to my wife and I you'll always be 'Our Man' Grosjean! Good luck sir...
Looks like fun! Thank you for showing it from your perspective. I've seen it many times from cameras situated on MotoGP & Superbikes, and the corkscrew always makes me feel like I've left my stomach at the top - and that's just from the camera's POV! I've seen it from car cameras, but never from that perspective! Have a terrific season, enjoy those "old-fashioned" tracks along with the updated ones, and most of all, stay safe!
That little right hand kink before the top of the corkscrew is diabolical. Just enough to screw up proper entry into the turn. And that's just in games and simulators... ;)
Pour moi un des meilleurs pilotes qui aurait mérité une bonne voiture pour montrer son véritable talent. Ce qu’il fait un indy démontre ses qualités au volant. Bravo pour ce que tu fais et d’avoir montré qu’il faut croire en soi et ne jamais baisser les bras.
Great to see you behind the wheel again and getting after it. I'd imagine that an F1 car is maybe a second or two faster around the track, but watching this video, it is hard to fathom how that can be. Everything seems to be happening in fast forward...too much for my old brain to deal with. My only track time at LS has been on my mountain bike during the Sea Otter Classic ;-)
After running 1000's of laps on gran tourismo and forza, this was really fun to watch. I hope to get to drive it for real some day. The last 4 turns are my favorite, and finding the right braking point in the first turn to allow for a good exit is the Bain of my existence.
Great run up through the field in the end for a P3 finish!! Loved it. I'm hoping you can post a helmet cam POV of the last dozen laps of the race ..... pretty please! I got the sense that Laguna is your new "favorite track" [;^) Well, done, man ..... we love watching you work because you seem to truly love it.
Good luck this season. Glad you get to experience racing against other drivers again. And while not nearly as quick as F1, this is the most competitive open-wheel racing series in the world. Instead of six drivers that can win, we have 20+.
Voila une video qui fait bien plaisir a voir Romain, merci pour ce partage ! Bien heureux de te voir dans une machine de course, qui plus est sur le magnifique tracé du Laguna Seca 😉 Je te souhaite bcp de réussite dans ton nouveau challenge mais avant, fais toi plaisir, prends les bonnes choses qui vont t'arriver ! En espérant te voir dans d'autres compétitions sur le vieux continent... Vers Le Mans par exemple 🤗... Amuse toi bien et ne perd pas la main, tu es une personne formidable et un pilote méritant !
God that corkscrew is even more amazing from the driver's point of view. Indycar is really under rated, I look forward to the new season. Will definitely be rooting for Romain this year
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Interesting to note, at 3:19 Romain nearly presses the overtake button on pit entry because that’s where his pit limiter button was on the Haas F1 steering wheel!
Great spot!
How the heck did you pick that up?!
@@ForeverF1 Lol I’m sort of obsessed with F1 steering wheels. Another thing is at 3:30 you can see he reaches down to turn off the car, because that’s where the switch to turn off the car usually is in F1 but then realised the switch is up.
Old habits....
@@anamorphia and I thought I was an expert. Good eye man! Thanks for sharing with us!
Visor cam is still the best view in all of motorsports
@Subkash , the halo looks good, and it really doesn't obstruct your view. Also, the new 2022 f1 halo looks sick
100%. During traffic and passing, it's like you're there driving the car.
@MrLewisbate it blends well with the car imo
F1 halo is more intrusive on helmet cam. Most def my favourite POV. Love these beasts of cars and Laguna!
@MrLewisbate imagine crying over how a metal curve lools bad on a hunk of steel and telling people to get a life if they dont agree with your opinions
Cool to see what it’s like in an Indy car cockpit hope you have a great season romain
ye
Because all the cars are the same there doesnt have to be any hiding,indy is a lot less toxic environment for the drivers so happy for romain
I’m back to inform you that he did
got to hand it to him, the fact that he went through that crash in Bahrain and still has the balls to get straight back in a racing car like that is badass!
If you can't get back on the horse right away then you do not belong at that level. These guys put it behind them and move on as they should.
@@westipton5961 anyone, even a former f1 driver, would be a little concerned if they almost died in a giant ball of fire. They are human after all.
@@benc.3128 Agreed, but the point is they can rebound from it quickly and move on without it having a lasting effect. No worship from me for those guys, simply a healthy respect for their abilities. I have raced in club level OW cars for over 40 years, so I understand what happens out there and have been in a few shunts myself over the years. Some guys I knew quit after one incident, but most of us shrug it off and look forward to the next race or the next season.
@@westipton5961 lmfao there's a massive difference between shunts at club level and having an insane accident where you're more than lucky to make it out alive. I've crashed countless cars drifting at high speeds (on and off tracks), in no way would I ever think my experience comes close to me giving any other position than props.
@@pumpkin1escobar Countless cars? Hmmm. A high speed crash is not much different no matter the level, they all hurt. Yes he is fortunate to be alive, but yet here he is right back in the seat. If he does well in Indycar then we'll know he is okay, if he struggles then maybe it is sticking with him, but I doubt that will happen.
That corkscrew is just too damn good
The corkscrew is just a special place
It's my favorite corner (or chicane)
TOTALLY Agree...Madness at Mid-Ohio is in the came category, btw....parts of Road Atlanta is in that category, too. I've taught at all those tracks.
@@888ViralVideo Love Mid- Ohio. Cresting the hill at the top of the esses and going in to thunder valley
Corkscrew is still an infamous chicane in Indycar though. It's the spot where young Gonzalo Rodriguez lost his life testing for Penske (that was in...'99 I think), and its particular, steep layout makes it so dangerous for single seaters that overtaking there has been banned since the Zanardi Pass also in the 90s...).
But I guess it's like the Nordschleife in a way. You have to be ballsy asf to go through Corkscrew at the maximum possible speed, which makes you shine if you're a real man. "Go big or go home"... ^^
Laguna Seca remindes my childrenhood spinning in this track with a Dodge Viper in Gran Turismo 2 no PS.
The same, bro. That tricky left-right downhill...
The same
Omg grand turismo on ps1 was everything
I remember this track on Gran Turismo 4 with Formula Gran Turismo
Childhood? I need to grow up! Viper set-up is a tad lacking for that track hey?
🤩 What a view! We're thrilled to have you part of the Honda Racing family for the upcoming Indycar season!
I saw 'Cosworth' on the steering wheel, how are they involved, do they just make the steering wheel? thanks @HondaRacingHPD
@@Wards_Art_Glass Cosworth Electronics
@@Wards_Art_Glass cosworth makes the screens and electronics like how mclaren supplies the tech in the steering wheels and such
@@randomrandom1196 Cosworth doesn’t make the screens. Cosworth supplies most of the electronics like the steering wheels and some of the other software. McLaren supplies the ECUs.
Dallara, PPG and RBAT produce the aeroscreen as a collaborative effort.
@@CoSmicGoesRacing im talking about f1 bud, I was just trying to help him get the general understanding of it.
Ah confirmed, Grosjean is a cyborg and needs to update his occular software.
bruh I spit out my water after reading this hahahahah
@@DanielLopez-dy1ul you didn't though did you? Making something up for comedic effect in a comment is pathetic
@@sweetdude1298 who shat in ur cereal
@@sweetdude1298 stfu
Update is required as it lacks a data display lol.
Best POV footage I have seen in a long while! I must say what strikes me immediately while watching the flying lap is how EARLY you look towards the clipping point. Eye opening ;)
That’s F1 for you :)
That’s how drivers are taught, the car goes where you are looking - eyes up is a common phrase. I have done part time instruction for HPDE.
Where you eyes go is where the car goes. So you need to look early.
What is the clipping point?
@@spudlymac Apex
Her: "My parents arent home"
Me: Hangs up and watches Romain
Romain before women.
@@NoctisLupi Greek philosophers be like
Me : Ignores ringing phone cause I’m watching Indy.
@@akshatrakesh8697 LOL!
The last time I went to a race at Laguna Seca was 1971. The cars racing there that day were what were then called Group 7 cars...McClarens, etc. Compared to the car in this video those cars were slow but I can well remember how impressed I was with the acceleration, top speed and handling of those Group 7 cars! I can't even imagine how much more impressive these cars would be!
They WERE impressive, probably more impressive than Indy Car actually, 7000cc V8's in cars with zero safetly and made of aluminium and fibreglass
Was it a Can-Am race?
@@SwingAxleLover most likely
John Montgomery Thanks for the heads up on the track configuration changes. As I watched this video I kept looking for the 180 degree hairpin and never saw it so I figured there had been changes made. I raced production MGs in the 1960s here on the East Coast and many of my favorite race courses have either been radically altered or are no longer even in existence...kind of sad to see courses like Bridgehampton on Long Island, NY go under as it was a really great racecourse. I saw Jim Hall & Hap Sharp race their revolutionary Chaparrals there in the late 1960s and I'll never forget Hall's first timed lap! It was a long time ago but if memory serves the previous lap record held by a NART Ferrari was something like 1:43:06 and Hall's first times lap was something like 1:36! Back in those days that was unheard of!
The only substantial change to the layout is that the hairpin after the start/finish line (technically turn 2) used to be linked to the tight left-hand turn 3 turns later. Aside from that the layout hasn't been changed very much.
Insane content romain, I’ll follow for the first time the indycar season this year ! Very excited
You're french ?
@@Roolax17 yes why ?
@@dayabloom9634 nan parce que du coup je comprend mieux pourquoi t'as commencé l'indycar en même temps que moi 😉
This guy was a beast in F1 but he was very unlucky. Hopefully he will make our country proud (I know he will)🇨🇵
Alain Prost already did that
And Sylvain Guintoli!
Sebastian Bourdais, and 2019 Simon won the Indy 500. 1st Frenchie in quite a while to win it.
@@dangerous1a200 On attend Gasly maintenant
He's ours now and you can't have him back.
It's incredible how this driver shows how smooth that car is, when in reality they are more raucous than the formula 1 cars etc... man, you left f1 to the best category that exists today, besides being so even, everything is extremely difficult to run indy ... ufff I love your onboard thanks
I had the good fortune to watch several races in the late 60's at LS. My favorite spot was at then entrance to the cork screw at the top of the hill. Watching those thundering Can Am cars approach the left hander at entrance to the screw, going from full tilt to nearly 10 mph to make that turn still gives me a chill down the spine. The 911s of the time would all approach that turn with front wheels locking up. Every one of them, every time.
Formula 1 really has to go there one day. It's great to see at least an (ex) F1 driver there.
GO ROMAIN! 🇫🇷
Glad to have you in the US
I have raced Laguna Seca maybe over 1000x in Gran Turismo Sport, but getting to see this cockpit view was fabulous. I could feel the g-Force as you accelerated up the Rahal Straight.
That Corkscrew trying to snap his wrists. I was leaning my head with him through the turns. Good luck Romain.
Amazing track, amazing camera view and even more amazing driving!
It's so cool to see this perspective! Thanks for sharing! We need more visorcams
It amazes me how all the drivers leave the pits and just punch it. No warming up. No getting used to it, Grosjean just nails the throttle right out of the pits and off into a blind corner. Skills and guts.
C'est la meilleure video onboard que j'aie vue. Incroyable.
No more French - he's ours now!
@@richardburton6182 that’s not how it works
Dommage qu'en F1 cela soit si rare ce genre de vidéos
What was this filmed on? Cambox v4?
That looks sickening. Even going over the brow of the hill on the pit straight would make me throw my guts up, let alone what must feel like dropping off a cliff at that speed down the corkscrew.
Not to mention these cars, just like F1s, are basically planks in terms of suspensions, so drivers take the full brunt of it every time they descend Corkscrew. There must be quite a bunch of sore backs after racing here each time...
It is a VERY tough corkscrew. The GP of Laguna Seca has caught many veterans off guard and they make hilarious mistakes trying to get through that part of the track.
Footage wouldn’t do the elevation drop justice either. Imagine the sensation WSBK riders feel through the corkscrew!
@@ursuss100 I always think of that when they get airborne after jumping a curb at speed. Landing must be majorly unpleasant.
@@largol33t1 True! Awesome section with many a clash too.
Thanks for this Romain; it's so cool that you're sharing your journey with us.
2023 was exciting … stressful.. enjoyed watching you
Nice to see back in the car big ups
Best POV ever (more visibility than F1 helmet cam) and love this track... also love the carbon fibre steering wheel! Final turn on 1st lap was a bit of a handful.
Well if I was grinning watching it, he must have been having fun driving it. The camera view is very cool!
Incroyable, en arrivant dans le tire-bouchon, on a l'impression de plonger dans un précipice et que la voiture décolle! C'est tellement technique! Chapeau!
Et encore l’effet caméra atténu le dénivelé. La première fois que je suis allé à spa j’ai été choqué par le raidillon en vrai.
Brings back memories... Turn 9 used to be so much more fun, though, before they shortened the 9-10 straight. I would be full throttle through 9 and down the hill. Plenty of time to set up for 10, and the banking on turn 10 made for a fun corner (even on the inside line). Only drove it a few times after they reconfigured that section, and never quite got the hang of it.
When did they shortened the track? I raced there in 1994 and it was exactly like today.
@@morgonz It was in the 1995/96 timeframe. The changes lengthened the course from 2.214 to 2.318 miles. But in doing so, they shortened the 9-10 straight and lengthened the 10-11. The 1988-1995 configuration had 9-10 as one of the longest straights on the track, but many people didn't seem to realize it and drove it mostly like they drive it now... Historic maps at sportscarworldwide dot com.
@@MartianTech you're confusing the corners. That change affected Turn 2 which used to connect to Turn 5. During the period you mention, they added an infield section (T2 now a hairpin, T3, T4) which go under the tire bridge. Turns 9-10 and 10-11 are unchanged since 1957 with the exception to adding run-off area, gravel beds. The website you mention confirms this: www.sportscarworldwide.com/Tracks-Laguna-Seca.html#gsc.tab=0
@@dannykrueger I'm well aware of the 1988 change that added the infield section and extended the track from 1.9 miles to 2.214 miles. That's not the only change to the course over the years, and it's not the one I'm talking about. Scroll through the maps on that site and compare the 1990-1995 map with the 1996-present one. You'll see that 9-10 used to be longer than 10-11 while now they are about the same length.
Love Laguna Seca one of my favorite tracks !!
Glad to see you Back!!! As a fan of yours in F1, I hope the best for you this year. God Bless!
That's a pretty tight turn into the pits lol. Awesome video. Going through the corkscrew has got to be an incredible experience! I've always loved indy car racing - very fast and very raw. Plus it's in the US so us lonely F1 fans over here don't get so lonely :).
Wish F1 cars were still this wild.
I think we all wish that. Maybe 2022 we will start to see the cars moving around a little more with the lose of downforce that they will have. I cant wait till Indycar car lets them get more HP out of these motors because that will make the cars even more of a monster to keep control of
I wish Indycars were still as wild as 1992 Indycars!
Hundreds of thousands of "Gran Turismo II" Players on the first Playstation learned to hate that Corkscrew so intense over years, including myself, throwing their controller frustrated into some corner. It took such a long learnig curve, to master this track, today it is still my favourite track to ride on. So beautiful! :o) Well ridden, Romain! :o)
That is an awesome angle, i hope you have an excellent session and enjoy the great circuits in Indy, Merci!!!
It's nice to actually see and hear a racing car alive again.
Love that track. Really glad to see you back driving again! Have a great season!
Holy shit this is insane.
We need live feed like this in F1
There are a couple f1 videos like this, just no live feed.
Love the little track map cheat sheet sticker! Welcome to no more power steering lol! Welcome to IndyCar!!!
tellement du bien de te revoir sur les pistes romain ❤️❤️
This looks better and more fun than any f1 onboards. Fast driver matched to a great car matched to a marvellous racetrack.
I love how this is allowed in IndyCar because they all have spec cars
What is interesting though is that they have different steering wheels. Watch some of Jozef Newgarden's cockpit footage. It is very different.
@@bennyfactor , I looked at Newgarden's wheel, and it looks the same, the only thing is he configured the shift lights differently, Grosjean's lights are set to be like an f1 car, Newgarden's lights are more indycar like
@@Nico_6967 I guess his is similar. Other ones aren't, look at for instance the Andretti steering wheel here: 4 small rotary switches, different button locations twitter.com/IndyCar/status/1293641390778454017
or Rahal's from a couple years ago. You can tell it is the same LCD module as Grosjean's but it just has one big rotary switch twitter.com/IndyCar/status/1035672518382632960
Scott Dixon has this very strange setup twitter.com/MPI_INNOVATIONS/status/1134290061414023169 You can see him turning the very small rotary switches at the bottom of the wheel in this video facebook.com/watch/?v=314371443252276
@@bennyfactor Couple of seasons ago some had aluminium steering wheels. Carbon fibre looks heaps cooler imo. Awesome cars!
That's awesome and thanks for sharing that lap with us Romain. We miss you in F1 (The NETFIX F1 - Drive to Survive is fantastic btw) and look forward to seeing you race in IndyCar. You will do great and know that you have a ton of fans in IndyCar as well. Great TH-cam post and we will see you out there.
IndyCar is tougher than F1
Hope you fare well Romain, we are rooting for you!
lol
Juste un mot Romain !!!! Merci pour ce moment....!!!!
Je suis un fan de l'Indy et de La Nascar et j'ai la chance de pouvoir suivre ces deux championnats. Avec Simon et Sébastien tu vas t'amuser! Alors bienvenu et de tout cœur avec toi.
Romain, it is just so wonderful to see you back in the cockpit, doing what you do best! I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye. Good for you, sir!
Kinda sad you left F1, Welp You didnt have good years in F1 ever since u joined Haas. Well hope you do have a good indycar season :) All the best
Crash man
Great to see you back behind the wheel Romain! Always had a soft spot for you in F1; that smile was never far away, and I hope it's back! You may be Romain Grosjean, but to my wife and I you'll always be 'Our Man' Grosjean! Good luck sir...
Wow so impressive to see Romain at Laguna Seca. This video shows the elite skill it takes to be in Formula 1. Good job mate
Good luck Romain ♥️
So glad you’re even still able to race, this is going to be fun to watch!
Is that a little "woot" after sailing the corkscrew and sticking the landing :-P
I love this track :) In an Indycar, it's not so far away from an F1 race!!!
Amazing. I've always wanted to drive Laguna Seca and that's probably as close as I'll ever get. Best of luck in indycar!
Very cool Romain. I guess I will be watching IndyCar this year to follow your progression. Wish you the best.
I love the helmet cam, about time it was back in F1. And the circuit map on the side of the cockpit just incase he gets lost!
as an f1 fan i think just you competing in indy car may make me watch it this season and i witth you all the best this year
Lots of lead changes and the podium always looks different from week to week. Definitely watch the Indy 500 in May - it’s an insane race.
If I could watch your whole season like this during the actual races.. I'd be keen to pay for that 😄
YOU ARE THE MAN!!! Such an inspiration for many of us!
Looks like fun! Thank you for showing it from your perspective. I've seen it many times from cameras situated on MotoGP & Superbikes, and the corkscrew always makes me feel like I've left my stomach at the top - and that's just from the camera's POV! I've seen it from car cameras, but never from that perspective!
Have a terrific season, enjoy those "old-fashioned" tracks along with the updated ones, and most of all, stay safe!
My second favorite track next to Mugello, gotta love that str8 stretch at the start/finish line.
Fantastic to see you back in a race car Romain. Have fun and go fast.
That little right hand kink before the top of the corkscrew is diabolical. Just enough to screw up proper entry into the turn. And that's just in games and simulators... ;)
Much better quality than last time
Im very very happy to see you driving again...Great Good God bless you 🙏
I absolutely love Leguna Seca, such a great track
This sound & feeling 😍
@2:20 turn 2 exit was awesome. I watched that like 10 times, soooo smooth.
Pour moi un des meilleurs pilotes qui aurait mérité une bonne voiture pour montrer son véritable talent. Ce qu’il fait un indy démontre ses qualités au volant. Bravo pour ce que tu fais et d’avoir montré qu’il faut croire en soi et ne jamais baisser les bras.
Man that lap goes by QUICK! Thanks for this view! I LOVE seeing what the driver sees.
Nice! I live a few miles away from this racetrack!
Best "eye vision" ever!
Thanks for sharing that! I wish we could all watch a whole race through driver's eyes like this.
Absolute best of luck Romain! Brilliant to see you in a racing car again after Bahrain.
Reminds me of the good ol days of Grand Turismo ☺☺
Great to see you behind the wheel again and getting after it. I'd imagine that an F1 car is maybe a second or two faster around the track, but watching this video, it is hard to fathom how that can be. Everything seems to be happening in fast forward...too much for my old brain to deal with. My only track time at LS has been on my mountain bike during the Sea Otter Classic ;-)
After running 1000's of laps on gran tourismo and forza, this was really fun to watch. I hope to get to drive it for real some day. The last 4 turns are my favorite, and finding the right braking point in the first turn to allow for a good exit is the Bain of my existence.
Fantastic to see you back behind the wheel again 👍👍
Very cool, Laguna is so picturesque, love it. I'm guessing Romain will win a round this year. Welcome!
Great run up through the field in the end for a P3 finish!! Loved it.
I'm hoping you can post a helmet cam POV of the last dozen laps of the race ..... pretty please!
I got the sense that Laguna is your new "favorite track" [;^) Well, done, man ..... we love watching you work because you seem to truly love it.
Good luck this season.
Glad you get to experience racing against other drivers again. And while not nearly as quick as F1, this is the most competitive open-wheel racing series in the world. Instead of six drivers that can win, we have 20+.
So much more steering wheel movement compared to the power steering in F1. Great to see.
Merci romain pour ces belles images qui malgré la distance ( France _ USA) sont magnifiques et surtout nous font vivre ton sport et ton talent... !!
Wow!!!! Genious onboard camera - I am looking forward seeing more of this!!!!! 😁
I'm going to be training in F4 cars here this is the perfect view to watch. Highly appreciated.
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I think you have the goodwill of every Formula 1 fan. Best of luck in the USA
I remember doing this track on a motorbike a good years ago, bloody loved it. Corkscrew was fun :-)
Just glad to see you racing again after last years crash. Good Luck on the season.
Voila une video qui fait bien plaisir a voir Romain, merci pour ce partage !
Bien heureux de te voir dans une machine de course, qui plus est sur le magnifique tracé du Laguna Seca 😉
Je te souhaite bcp de réussite dans ton nouveau challenge mais avant, fais toi plaisir, prends les bonnes choses qui vont t'arriver ! En espérant te voir dans d'autres compétitions sur le vieux continent... Vers Le Mans par exemple 🤗... Amuse toi bien et ne perd pas la main, tu es une personne formidable et un pilote méritant !
I love these contact lens cameras
God that corkscrew is even more amazing from the driver's point of view. Indycar is really under rated, I look forward to the new season. Will definitely be rooting for Romain this year
Criminally underrated driver.
Great to see Romain back in a racing car!! That was fun to watch!
Love Laguna and Indy car onboard in is ridiculous here!
Good luck mate👍hope you do well in your new venture was always a fan of you in f1.cheers from Australia.
Nice to see you back in the car
Loved it!! Welcome to IndyCar. :)