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# Grosjean apologises for 'misunderstanding' Brown's Piastri comments
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/grosjean-apologises-for-misunderstanding-browns-piastri-comments/
- Published: 2026-09-14T04:25:40.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T04:25:40.000Z
- Description: Romain Grosjean has apologised for how he represented McLaren boss Zak Brown's comments about Oscar Piastri in Madrid
- Author: Josh Suttill
- Tags: Formula 1, #mclaren, #oscar-piastri, #secondary_feature_1

Ex-Formula 1 driver Romain Grosjean has apologised for how he represented McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown's comments about Oscar Piastri at the Spanish Grand Prix. 

Grosjean was commentating qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix on French TV channel Canal+ when he reflected on comments from Brown on Piastri that Grosjean said left him "speechless". 

That referred to an interview on F1TV's post-qualifying show between Brown and F1TV's four presenters - Laura Winter, Grosjean himself and fellow ex-F1 drivers Juan Pablo Montoya and Jolyon Palmer. 

Asked by Winter for his reaction to Norris taking pole, Brown told them "the whole lap was amazing and Lando's just getting better and better and better.

"When you see a lap like that put down, you just go, ‘he's a world champion'." 

When Montoya asked what Piastri, seventh in qualifying while Norris was fastest, needs to take a step up in qualifying, Brown replied: "I think a) you got Lando on his A-plus game, right? So I don't think there was anything left laptime-wise there. So he found that. 

"Oscar's been right there with him all weekend and just didn't get that same extra lap. We'll continue to look at it. 

"He'll look at the data and probably do what we all did and go, 'wow, what a lap' as well." 

On Sunday, while commentating on the grand prix for Canal+, Grosjean described Brown as taking a chainsaw to Piastri's performance. 

He claimed that when asked about the difference in Norris and Piastri's performances, Brown had said Norris is a world champion and better than Piastri. 

Grosjean's comments quickly gained traction on social media on Sunday, becoming one of the trending topics. 

Then on Sunday night, Grosjean took to social media to apologise and clarify his comments. 

"Today, I made a comment on Canal+ regarding Zak Brown's comments about Oscar Piastri during an interview yesterday on F1TV, which I was part of," Grosjean wrote. 

"I completely misunderstood his words and want to apologise for that. I know how important it is to Zak and the entire McLaren team to respect their drivers and treat them fairly and equally.

"McLaren had the fastest car today and were unlucky with the VSC.

"I'm sure both Lando and Oscar will have another chance to fight for the win in Baku."