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Romain Grosjean hit with penalty for 'ballet dancer' moment

BARCELONA, Spain -- Haas driver Romain Grosjean has been handed a three-place grid penalty for Monaco after the incident which took him and two other drivers out of the Spanish Grand Prix.

Grosjean spun while coming through Turn 3 on the opening lap, before his car was collected by Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly and Renault's Nico Hulkenberg. The Frenchman lost control of his car when reacting to a wobble from Haas teammate Kevin Magnussen ahead of him, but was criticised for staying on the throttle after spinning, which caused a puff of smoke around him.

When asked about Grosjean keeping his foot down post-spin, Hulkenberg told BBC Radio Five Live: "It doesn't look great in that scenario.