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More unknown territory for Grosjean

The last four Grands Prix of the 2009 season all include the challenge of learning a new track for Romain Grosjean. Having suffered a disastrous weekend in Singapore, how does Renault's latest recruit rate his chances for mighty Suzuka?

French-Swiss Romain experienced a rocky weekend in more ways than one in Marina Bay

Situated in Mie-Ken, the classic venue has not heard V8 Formula One engines in competition since 2006 although learning the circuit configuration will be a challenge for 9 of the 20 drivers present this weekend.

"It's a circuit which I've never been to but I've always dreamed of racing there as it's one of the special circuits of the world," Grosjean said. "I've seen the track on television many times so I know the layout and cannot wait to drive the quick corners like 130R."

With Suzuka and the next circuit on the schedule - Interlagos in Brazil - both well-known for much of the field, Romain understands that a game of catch-up starts on Friday morning on both weekends. "All of the (remaining) tracks will be new for me so I know that I have a big challenge ahead," the Geneva driver admitted. "I hope that my luck will change in the races as I have yet to have a normal race without any problems.

"If I can have some trouble-free races then hopefully I can help the team score some important points, which is what we need for the fight in the Constructors' Championship."

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