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Haas pulled Grosjean IndyCar backing after Bahrain crash

Gene Haas has revealed that he was open to sponsoring Romain Grosjean's IndyCar attempt, but pulled out following the Frenchman's fiery Bahrain Grand Prix crash. Grosjean had been working on securing an IndyCar deal prior to the Bahrain race after Haas announced it wouldn't be renewing his or team-mate Kevin Magnussen's contracts with the team. Grosjean approached Gene Haas about sponsoring his IndyCar move, which the American was open to, but changed his mind after the horrific crash, which Grosjean was lucky to escape with his life. He ended up with burns to his hands, which forced him to skip the final two races of the 2020 Formula 1 season. 'He had asked if we would be willing to...
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