2021 RACE HIGHLIGHTS // FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF MONTEREY

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[@GS300Aaron]

Grosjean was on another level to everyone else, what an insane drive. Proper showman, so glad to see him get the performances and results he deserves.

[@odesza5693]

It's good to see him getting podiums in indy car. Haas is a garbage Team I'm f1

[@aperson5062]

Dayle Coyne strategy with the late fresh tires was brilliant and Grosjean made it work.

[@davies-ds5pg]

I mean he drives an F1 car before so no wonder

[@awesomeoberks]

The move on the corkscrew was stupid and the kind of move he was making in F1 before the fire, everyone forgets he was a walking accident. BUT, best of luck to him in the new series. I hope he is successful.

[@lassefagerli9213]

​@@awesomeoberksOnly the move on Jimmie was bad, the rest were class

[@CindysBEEZZ]

Grosjean absolutely sent it today. Great race.

[@lucidhydra2446]

As a former F1 watcher of grosjean during his 2013 days, I’m glad to see this side return

[@the_twin0]

One of these days, Grosjean is gonna get the win

[@theteethpit5132]

Or the catch fence!

[@Jerry-zy3iq]

Tbh grosjean can be fighting for titles in the future of he continues like this its just his first season in indycar its such an experienced guy unbelievable

[@jolu2469]

The ear to ear smile on Grosjean's face right after the race speaks volumes. The racing this year has been great.

[@mrbungle3310]

Hasn't been this happy since V8 era F1

[@captainnebulous2918]

@@mrbungle3310 I bet he's probably having more fun than even that. Still wasn't much actual racing going on in F1 during the V8 era.

[@Blueflag04]

What a drive today

[@R2Y2V2]

He is probably thinking, who cares if I'm not in F1 anymore, these cars are a blast. Also the durability on the Indycars is insane, it's like Nascar Durability on a F1 car, most cars would have snapped the suspension going over that curb at the corkscrew.

[@Bobbarker23455]

@@R2Y2V2 they are incredibly durable man dallara makes a great race car.

[@FRPlayerOne]

Grosjean, Man of the Day 😎 Really putting the moves out there. 21 overtakes, 15 for position. Flawless drive from Herta too, from start to finish👌

[@matthijsdeboer9932]

Is passing a backmarker also considered an overtake? I noticed how Romain indeed had to 'battle' his way past some of the backmarkers, so are there no blue flags in Indycar?

[@Skrimpy79]

@@matthijsdeboer9932 No blue flags. Some don't fight, but others like Jimmy were ordered to fight in order to protect their teammates up ahead.

[@Pantalaymo]

@@Skrimpy79 That's actually pretty interesting. In F1 this could help tightening the field a bit, I think and give the slower cars at least some action during race day.

[@captainace1277]

@@matthijsdeboer9932 pretty sure cars are equal in indycar

[@watersnortmoment3734]

@@captainace1277 They have the same chassis, but there's two engine suppliers, Honda and Chevrolet. They also have differences in setup so the less experienced, lower budget teams aren't as fast because they aren't as good at setting up the cars.

[@rodentcafeteria]

Grosjean definitely had the brakes figured out. He put on an out-braking clinic.

[@mexicaninjafredfred]

Looked like he was playing a video game

[@kimsmotoadventures]

The way he brakes just like in his f1 days

[@timlaberge6135]

Grosjean easily becoming everyone's favorite driver in Indycar.

[@amjan]

Calm down.

[@noobednatherium4082]

@@amjan why

[@jebwoodford1233]

@@noobednatherium4082 because his name is Big John. He belongs in America.

[@amjan]

@@noobednatherium4082 Because that's a stupid statement made by arrogance.

[@noobednatherium4082]

@@amjan How does this statement have anything to do with arrogance?

[@RyanHellyer]

The motorsports world needs to be pay attention to Indycar right now. This is a heck of a season, and it's not due to luck.

[@duffi3676]

Indycar is follow by the entire world. For exemple we can watch it in France and not since Grosjean joined.

[@MyHeadHz]

@@duffi3676 great to hear!

[@samuelgriffin1511]

Romain Grosjean IS KILLING IT RIGHT NOW. HE SENT THAT CAR AND GOT P3. LES GO

[@hunterjumper5892]

Gros Jean absolutely gave a masterclass on attacking. So glad see him on podium. Wow. He’s really deserving of his place today. Super guy. Total gentleman. So happy for him.

[@tripla_jay]

Grosjean drove it like he stole it, just awesome stuff!

[@R2Y2V2]

Good luck in your Wild Card hunt!

[@tripla_jay]

@@R2Y2V2 lol thanks!

[@sdstewart87]

No one can question Romain's abilities. He's showed up all year when he's been on track and shown just how good a driver he is

[@qcramair84]

Grosjean was an animal today! Hard-charging, late-braking, and making some phenomenal passes! Dude was FLYING there at the end. 5 more laps and he woulda been battling Herta for P1, no doubt about it. Go 51!!! The Phoenix!

[@willpine7343]

Grosjean was beast mode, is he supposed to take Ryan Hunter-Reay's seat at Andretti? That would be a killer lineup!

[@izzdin6228]

@@kuckoo9036 is Andretti's pitstops as slow as the RWR team's pitstop?

[@racerdude7730]

Yeah that’s what will be announced here soon

[@racerdude7730]

@@izzdin6228 they arnt slow they just have had a bad year with mistakes. RoGros pit crew is just dead slow. Cost him at least 1 win this year

[@cereal-killer4455]

And now he did! Grosjean to Andretti confirmed. His seat at dale coyne could go to magnussen

[@willpine7343]

@@cereal-killer4455 yahoo, can't wait to see the scraps! Thx for the news!

[@664chrisman]

Indycar delivers again. Great commentary, as usual, from the guys. Colton proving what we've all known for a long time, Grosjean showing what we wanna see from him.

[@perp1exed]

What a race! Lovely to see Romain performing so well and all the love he's getting over in the US!

[@spartan6992]

The strength of Indycars suit Grosjean,s driving style. If that was a F1 car, he would of had a DNF. Great race.

[@FRPlayerOne]

Not necessarily a DNF but F1 are so aero dependant he would've lost a good chunk of performance for sure.

[@spartan6992]

@@FRPlayerOne True. It could of gone either way. I,m amazed how strong the front wing is. That would of been smashed to pieces on a F1 car.

[@captainnebulous2918]

@@FRPlayerOne In F1 he probably would have unjustifiably gotten a penalty for "racing too hard" too. They don't appreciate good hard racing over there.

[@scoobyruuuu]

@@FRPlayerOne would have definitely broke the suspension on that move in f1.

[@victorherrero4790]

What a race!!! Hardnosed and fierce racing!!! Grosjean was a complete beast today!!! Showing his worth.

[@innovativemarketing7334]

Grosjean keeps sniffing for the win. Rookie of the Year.

[@thatonenigeriansformula]

His winning it at long beach

[@truehunger108]

Grosjean absolutely killed it. Cheers to you mate, you earned it, and then some.

[@Calebm90]

This was my favorite race of the season. Colton was light speed and Grosjean was chewing through traffic like a Porterhouse Sirloin

[@Satinz1]

What a performance from Grosjean

[@unsatisfiedfans7422]

After crashing the pace car, Romain is literally becoming an overtaking beast

[@captainnebulous2918]

How can anyone watch the quality of product Indycar puts on almost every race and not think it's the best open wheel series in the world?

[@amjan]

It is the best indeed! I have been a fan for 25 years. IndyCar does what F1 fails at doing.

[@oliox8685]

I have been an F1 fan for as long as I can remember but you are 100% right. Indycar is far more entertaining and unpredictable. In F1 it seems only 2 drivers can win (if they do not crash)

[@captainnebulous2918]

@@oliox8685 I guess in modern terms I'm a bit of a "boomer" of racing myself XD I'm only 38 but been obsessed with and around literally all kinds of racing since I was the age of 4. (This was admittedly quite a challenge initially not being born into a racing family). In regards to F1.... it's not so much the lack of how many people can win. Ya know what? Put on above average to great races almost every weekend around that.... I'm down with even less than 5 drivers capable of winning. But when you have both the lack of competition AND the lack of intensely battling within that lack of competition..... nah bro, just nahhhhh All this being said, I am a HUGE sports car fan. Especially into any race 12 to 24 hours. Of course over that stretch it's hard to have a large multitude of battles up front or even sometimes mid-pack. But that's TWELVE to TWENTY FOUR HOURS..... anything less than a 20 second gap between first and second at the finish is a good indicator that there was likely some good battling to be had during the race. (This being said.... I wasn't too into Le Mans this year for some reason. Usually my favorite race other than the Indy 500. Even Spa seemed a bit off to me. Pretty sure it's just the quiet before the storm of the new era)

[@aidancampbell7935]

Congrats to Grosjean - what a race from him! Had a great time out there today

[@maickgallina3208]

Grosjean very tecnical pilot, alex palou have the intelligence like a teacher alain prost make a race for championship

[@2811JPR]

Ecstatic for Grosjean. Such a nice dude.

[@scoobyruuuu]

Probably the best race of the season. The amount of overtakes was awesome!!!

[@lewisrundle2173]

Probably the worst race of the season, leaders were 20s ahead for most of it until Grosjean went sicko mode

[@scoobyruuuu]

@@lewisrundle2173 just stick with monster trucks or some tractor pulling. If you can handle watching that.

[@lewisrundle2173]

@@scoobyruuuu lmao sorry my opinion differs to yours and you can't handle it

[@scoobyruuuu]

@@lewisrundle2173 here's my opinion. Go get your eyes checked ok.

[@NASCAR511]

Grosjean was completely on fire

[@jamesbowman7963]

Herta was class of the day, Palou out Dixoned Dixon with an incredibly mature drive from an uber talented young man. Grosjean braking master class and more entertaining than the rest of the field put together he was having a blast driving and the fans were having a blast watching. I really thought that he was too ambitious against Jimmie Johnson but on second look he had his fronts alongside Jimmies before the apex so really JJ should have given more room. JJ also drove like he belongs no spins and on track passes etc... No the last place guy by virtue of competing. Sooo glad they are back at Laguna now put the Glen back on the schedule like it belongs. Great days to be an Indycar fan for sure.

[@alieframdhani1555]

Grosjean's move is legend

[@BallisticTech]

Good afternoon ladies and gents, I'd like to welcome you to the Romain Grosjean show!

[@evansanchez8722]

I was here today! I got photos with Hélio Castroneves, Herta and Daly, really fun day!

[@CUL8TR]

Legends say that Grosjean was so fast because he was running away from the authorities for crashing the pace car.

[@hannahbarley61]

Romain was absolutely amazing in this race at some points I was convinced he was driving s Red Bull or a Mercedes with how quick he was

[@csp6]

Sato didn't even look to his right as he was rolling! That was such a needless accident.

[@twospooky]

Amazing last laps by Grosjean.

[@alejandroporras5687]

Grosjean's aggressive driving style and the fact that F1 cars are basically made of paper and break at the tiniest of contacts made him look like a bad driver a lot of times during his last few years (specially on a car as unreliable as the Haas), but here, he seems to be showing his full potential, I think he just needed some fresh air to bring back his competitive side. I'm looking forward to watching him race next season. Btw, that move on Jimmie Johnson was just insane, yet somehow worked 😂

[@Sambysaurus]

I thought I heard you couldn't overtake around here?! What a race!

[@eltzrothm1]

I'm glad they explained that Herta's dad was hanging out with Carlton, because for a split second I thought Carlton WAS his dad.

[@zetto156]

Jimmie Johnson's interference of Grosjean getting by saved Palou's P2, no doubt in my mind he'd have been P2 without losing most of a lap behind JJ. Insane drive by Grosjean, GoRoGro

[@vaclav_fejt]

Grosjean is on fire! Well, in the figurative sense. Get in there, you phoenix!

[@silicaskynet3401]

What a 180 from Grosjean's Honda Type R pace car debacle to this great performance. Glad he broke the Civic and not his race car LOL

[@quintonworden6318]

So great seeing Grosjean doing well and all the love he is getting for it. You can really tell he is enjoying himself in IndyCar!

[@beezball]

Grosjean, the man on fire!

[@DCTib]

Excellent racing. Thank you Indycar for not destroying your sport unlike others.

[@andyventures6574]

Grosjean. An old school late braking masterclass. Superb.

[@testacorsa150]

F1 really needs to watch some indycar. It is SO much better filmed!! I'm going to watch the season from the beginning next year! Grosjean fan here :)

[@tommythetreat000]

4:21 Flagman has skills.

[@eduardopb326]

Grosjean SHOWMAN

[@gmantov]

My words to HAAS after dumping Grosjean for some rich russian kid: “Big mistake. Big. Huge!” But on a more serious note, so glad to see Romain having fun racing again.

[@julianr.7186]

Without that rich russian kid dad´s millions there would be no HAAS....It´s sad but HAAS needs the money desperately to survive. Anyway, Grosjean is way better here. And for the fans too!!

[@Koi-studio]

How can you not like Romain? The dude is fun to watch and seems like such a nice guy, except when he's on the race track!

[@deerlord2363]

My God, Romain Grosjean, what a driver!!👌 He keeps putting out an amazing performance after another. Congratulations to Grosjean and Herta, they both were fantastic! 👏👏

[@jacobpagulayan6455]

Get in there Romain!

[@Snafu2346]

exciting race. Nice to see no major wrecks. Passing in the Cork is always exciting.

[@keithhepworth4934]

How did Grosjean’s and Johnson’s cars survive that bump on the corkscrew? F1 cars would have disintegrated into a pile of carbon fiber bits.

[@mikeveenhuis9160]

Are there no blue flags for lapped cars in indycar? Johnson was a lap down and wasn't battling Grosjean for position, but they still fought hard for the space.

[@FloosWorld_AoE]

@@mikeveenhuis9160 Blue Flags in IndyCar only indicate a car being a lap down.

[@mikeveenhuis9160]

@@FloosWorld_AoE Thank you, so the lapped car isn't obligated to let the faster car go

[@Hardik_Patel1395]

1st time I used Indycar app and experience with live radio, on board cameras was super awesome.

[@jacekatalakis8316]

Race of the year. Laguna delivers again. Makes me wonder what insanity we'd see at Cleveland if they went there. Romain was channeling his inner Zanardi it seemd. He was going to yeet it in there and make the move. If he goes to Andretti next year I feel like he could get that first win. Laguna suits guys like Romain too. And wth was Sato doing? Jimmie had another fairly good run, and Colten taking out temmates. Shades of 94 really...

[@tombystander]

I'm so glad Romain came to Indy! Congrats my man. U deserved it 🦁🎉

[@supersevenn]

Once again Herta making Rossi irrelevant. Grosjean is a beast

[@serrielu8025]

Grosjean may make both irrelevant next year.

[@freestanding1000]

Finally, Romain gets to pilot a beast that actually can compete. In F1 there are many great drivers stuck in second-rate cars that never get a sniff at a podium. He is showing that he was ALWAYS a great driver without the platform.

[@amjan]

Grosjean was ON FIRE!!!

[@mrbungle3310]

Grosjean next season fighting for the title Palou winning this title

[@herleycirilo3305]

Grosjean it's crazy 😁

[@ras_732]

This race deserves way more views.

[@dimjat]

Indycar and F1 is on 🔥 this year

[@wandanialll]

these cars are relatively very strong huh.interesting to see

[@captainnebulous2918]

Yeah they don't fall apart from the slightest contact like most open wheel series. The side pods are especially strong, although Grosjean's side pod damage would have been bad at an oval where damage has a much bigger effect on the handling.

[@Blueflag04]

they arent fragile like f1

[@Nobody-ju9rp]

Ah yes 2020 highlights that's been released on 2021

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

I’m so excited for the 2021 Laguna Seca race next year

[@Blueflag04]

Grosjean almost won it ,what a drive

[@rns_nickitoloko_psn5775]

2 or 3 more laps and he would be P1 for sure. That tyre change at the end of the race was amazing

[@TejasManoj]

Super happy for Grosjean 😍

[@vb917]

Für mich sind die Indycars schöner als die Formel 1. Die Rennen sind sowieso viel spannender, weil die Autos fast gleichwertig sind.

[@psykat9816]

Indycar looks way more durable than F1. F1 cars tear off into pieces from smallest of touches

[@VideoNarstee]

Could it be we actually get someone other than Dixon or Newgarden claiming the title this year?

[@codymoe4986]

Dixon was eliminated and Newgarden needs to win next weekend's race plus more for a title shot... Guessing your wish is pretty much reality...

[@Glenn7719]

Seriously? wtf is that all about? 1:15, he came from miles back and made it look easy. Talk about last of the late brakers. Great drive from him, driver of the day by a mile, certainly added some entertainment to the race.

[@vb917]

Mit einem ordentlichen Auto hätte Romain auch in der Formel 1 Erfolge gefeiert - Super-Überholmanöver und für mich Mann des Rennens.

[@sienkowl]

Really happy to see Grosjean getting what he deserves

[@tyroneboboo8576]

beautiful track

[@ebob4177]

This is a Grosjean overtakes compilation

[@User-dd2xv]

I wish Formula One aero cars were more durable like Indy Car then I would enjoy it more. Great Race!!

[@obscurereference6298]

Typical Sato. Always a weapon. French Horn was pretty funny though.

[@bobcatracer]

A quarter of this video is Grosjean trying to Zanardi his way through the field.

[@LeadFarmer1597]

Sato's spin in the corkscrew... Come on man: if you spin, both feet in!

[@Jt7166]

Just when it seemed like Rossi was starting to turn things around...😕

[@willpine7343]

But he was the captain of his own destiny

[@dxfifa]

Rossi has been exposed badly by herta, makes you realise how good andretti was when Rossi was contending for the title. It's clear now he only looked a star because RHR, Marco and Veach were his teammates

[@Jt7166]

@@dxfifa well now that's just silly

[@dxfifa]

@@Jt7166 No its not, the evidence has shown how far behind herta rossi is. The average teammates flattered him when Andretti had the best package before 2020

[@Jt7166]

@@dxfifa Colton is a superstar and has indisputably beaten Rossi the last two years, not arguing that. Prior to 2020 Rossi won multiple races a season and was a true championship contender. That wasn't just happening because his teammates sucked imo

[@jbin2424]

4:29 Never knew Carlton Banks from the Fresh Prince was an indy car fan (Edit: That was supposed to be a joke, then I heard the name and realised it's actually him 🤣🤷‍♂️)

[@MaxiF.]

Epic Comeback from Grosjean so close to win but a podium is tremendous, the title fight it's over jet the last race of the season gets under the way next weekend 🤩👍 in long beach

[@MrBurgerphone1014]

Love how durable these cars are, imagine these being thrown around Monaco in anger.

[@andredeketeleastutecomplex]

Romain was on fire!

[@KBosch-xp2ut]

Grosjean had several great moves and almost threw it away on a bonehead move. What a great track! One of my favourites. One day, I will make it down there, despite my self-imposed exile from the USofA.

[@rns_nickitoloko_psn5775]

Grosjean was insane today

[@MV-yp8il]

What a race for Grosjean!!

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

That was an awesome race! Also, 69th like on the video. Nice

[@Dutchbird757]

Grosjean was on fire! Impressive and entertaining!

[@jamdc2000]

Grosjean made me watch Indy again

[@ceeam]

One of the better green races recently. Easily 8/10. Also amazing that there were no retirements apart from Sato late in the race. Grosjean was on the faster and fresher tires at the end, which helped. Palou now has to finish in the top 11 at Long Beach to be the Champion, who did expect that a year ago? But still it's a city track and they always can be tricky.

[@moritzmuller4702]

Grosjeans start was just something else.

[@fearview]

this is awesome circuit may it last forever with no track change.

[@multiyapples]

Awesome racing.

[@redonionlattice5151]

im pretty sure richard mille is more than happy to sponsor grosjean w/ such kind of exposure in indycar

[@ReprogrammedToHate]

Herta owns Laguna Seca, no matter what year. Grosjean having the redemption time of his life, can't wait for his first ever victory. Palou extending his championship lead. Arrow McLaren needs to stop messing up with O'Ward, they have only one race to seal this.