Nico Hulkenberg has lashed out at Romain Grosjean following their collision on the opening lap of the Spanish Grand Prix. Grosjean lost control of his Haas through Turn 3 and floored his accelerator, forming a wall of smoke that made visibility virtually none.
Hulkenberg failed to avoid the spinning Frenchman and hit into him, causing the two to retire. Pierre Gasly also couldn’t avoid the accident and hit into his spinning compatriot. Grosjean is yet to score a point this season, despite teammate Kevin Magnussen scoring in three out of the opening five races.
Talking to BBC Sport, Hulkenberg described the incident, stating that the former Renault and Lotus driver needs to do some homework: “I just got crashed into.