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Romain Grosjean: Qualifying never should have started

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Romain Grosjean believes the FIA's decision to start qualifying under heavy rain conditions was wrong after crashing in qualifying at Monza.

The Frenchman crashed during Q1 on the start-finish straight, aquaplaning twice before his car speared off into the guardrail, then bounced back across the track hitting the wall on the other side. Grosjean's crash resulted in a red flag period which coincided with the rain intensifying, leading to a long delay of the opening session.

"Not much to say,'' Grosjean told Sky Sports. "On the straight line and the next thing you know you're facing the wall at more than 300 kph.