An emotional Romain Grosjean shed tears behind his visor on Friday after driving a Formula One car for the first time since a 2020 fireball crash ended his grand prix career.

The 39-year-old French driver reunited with the Haas team at Italy's Mugello circuit and got the send-off he missed all those years ago after his crash in Bahrain.

"They made me cry at the end of the day," he revealed.

"I kept my visor down but for my last in-lap everyone from Ferrari, Red Bull, Pirelli and of course Haas F1 team was here, clapping and giving me like an ovation.

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