EX-FORMULA ONE star Romain Grosjean was labelled a “piece of c**p” after a near miss on track.
IndyCar driver Will Power was left incensed following a near collision with Grosjean in practice ahead of the Road America Grand Prix.
Grosjean almost forced the Team Penske’s driver onto the grass as Power attempted to overtake into a gap initially left by the Frenchman.
However, despite making no contact with Grosjean, Power’s anger exploded after a crash with six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon.
Dixon had let former Haas and Lotus F1 driver Grosjean past before moving over to completely block Power, who he had not seen.
The collision saw the pair crash into the barriers, with Power confronting Dixon trackside following the incident.
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Power did not hold back in his interview afterwards as he lambasted both Dixon and Grosjean.
He said: “This track’s terrible when you go off, they do a terrible job here.
“They need to pick up their game, anywhere you go off you almost break your back every time. I’ve done it a couple of times this weekend, so they need a kick in the butt for this place.
“Just pissed about what Dixon did this morning, just ruined our whole weekend, it was just a terrible move…
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“It’s just so hard in this field if you’re behind the eight ball, you’re not sure where the aero balance is with a new wing and new floor, so frustrating as I felt we were so quick this morning, just disappointed with what happened. Really disappointed.
“And Grosjean is a piece of crap if you saw what he did in practice, he needs a punch in the face.”
Grosjean left F1 in 2021 after a horror crash which saw him receive horror burns after his car turned into a fireball upon splitting in HALF from the impact of his 67G crash in Bahrain.
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