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Summary Romain Grosjean says his Italian Grand Prix ban helped him prepare for upcoming race in Singapore.
The Frenchman, 26, served a one-race ban at Monza for causing a four-car pile up at the start of the Belgian GP.Lotus team principal Eric Boullier made Grosjean watch the Italian race from the garage and pitwall, with Jerome DAmbrosio in the cockpit of his car.Apart from being in the car, I think it was the best preparation I could have for Singapore, said Grosjean.Being on the pit wall with the engineers and looking at the data is always useful.You get another perspective on how the cars are performing, where the differences are, what can be improved and so on.Grosjean is eighth in the drivers standings with 76 points.His team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, meanwhile, has impressed in his first season back in Formula 1. The 2007 world champion, who spent the past two years competing in the World Rally Championship, is third with 141 points.
