LONDON:

Romain Grosjean will drive a Haas Formula One car in Italy on Friday for the first time since a 2020 fireball crash ended the French racer's grand prix career and nearly killed him.

Haas said the , who raced for the U.S.-owned team for five seasons, would test a 2023 Haas VF-23 at the Mugello circuit. Members of his original crew, including current team principal Ayao Komatsu, who was previously a race engineer, will be in attendance.

"To say I'm excited to get back behind the wheel of a Formula One car would naturally be an understatement," said Grosjean in a statement.

"I really can't believe it's been almost five years, but to come back and have this outing with my old team is truly something special. "My kids had designed my helmet for what was meant to be my final grand pr

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