GROSJEAN LEFT RED-FACED

ROMAIN GROSJEAN’S embarrassment was great enough after crashing out on his own accord under the safety car while trying to warm his tyres. But asked by his Haas team to explain the incident, silence followed before he nervously uttered: ‘I think (Marcus) Ericsson hit us.’ Replays revealed the Sauber driver was nowhere near the Frenchman on track.