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Renault reintroduces KERS for Monza

Romain Grosjean is planning to last for longer than half a lap as Formula One moves to Italy this weekend. The unfortunate Frenchman became entangled in the first-lap collision which took four cars out of the Belgian Grand Prix although the Renault driver is hoping to make use of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) at Monza.

Having first appeared in F1 with a strong outing in Valencia, Grosjean's Spa weekend resulted in no more than a back row grid slot and a multiple collision. "My race was very disappointing," he confirmed. "I had some problems in qualifying, so I started at the back of the grid, but at the start of the race things were looking good as I made up five or six places on the first lap - then I got caught up in the incident at Turn 5."

Grosjean's race finished in the barriers at Spa

As the sport moves from one classic venue to another, Renault has revealed that it is bringing back its KERS as Monza presents both chicanes to charge the unit and long straights for its deployment. "We will be using KERS this weekend so I will need to get used to that during free practice on Friday, as I've not used it before," he continued. "It should give us an advantage, especially at the start of the race.

"My aim is to do better than I did in Spa so I need to make it through to at least Q2, get a good grid position and finish the race. At the moment I am still learning about Formula One and I will continue to use every opportunity and every lap to improve as a driver and help the team. I'm continuing to build a good relationship with my engineers, which of course plays an important role in getting the most from the car."

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