Romain Grosjean believes his outbursts over the radio show he has the same passion for victory as Fernando Alonso.
The Frenchman is certainly one of the most vocal drivers on the grid while inside the car, with only the Spaniard perhaps matching him for criticism over the airwaves.
However, explaining why he does it, Grosjean claims it is about his will not to accept just finishing strongly in the midfield, where his Haas team currently sit, and push them forwards.
“A lot of people lose their… you know Fernando, why does he get frustrated and angry on the radio?” he began.
“I think, my opinion is, it’s because he hasn’t lost that wish to win and you always want to win, so when you don’t win for three, four, five years and your car is s**t and you know it, you get frustrated.
“Other drivers, athletes in general, are happy with [earning] X million per year [or act like] ‘I do what I like’.
“I’m kind of the same as Fernando. I’ve never lost that wish that I can win a race.”
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Grosjean recently admitted he almost retired from racing after his first F1 stint in 2009 with Renault to focus on his off-track passion for cooking, however, since re-establishing himself first with Lotus and now Haas, he intends to stay on the grid for a while yet.
“I’ve done eight years in Formula 1, I believe I’ve got another six, seven, eight to go,” he believes.
“Kimi [Raikkonen]’s 39 and signed a two-year deal! I started [in F1] at 27 so it’s not like I started when I was 17.
“I’m 32 and have done six [successive] years in F1, I can go six, seven [more], I think I’ve got the energy for it as long as I keep performing.”