While working as a third driver for the team last season, Grosjean won the GP2
crown to convince team bosses he could succeed.
“I feel that my successful season in GP2 Series has helped me mature a lot,
and I am a much more complete driver than I was last time I was competing in
this sport,” Grosjean added.
“Returning to Enstone as a race driver feels like coming home. I will not
disappoint and I wish to thank all the people without whom this return to F1
would not have been possible.”
Team principal Eric Boullier added: “I’m delighted that Romain Grosjean will
join Kimi next year. Romain has shown a lot of maturity in the past 12
months both through his GP2 Series victory and his development as third
driver with us.
“We were impressed when he drove for us in the first practice sessions in Abu
Dhabi and Brazil. We are confident that drafting him in to one of our
driver’s seats will help us in our rebuilding process.
“I would like to thank Vitaly Petrov and Bruno Senna for their contribution to
the team’s performance this year and I wish them all the best for the
future.”