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Boullier saved Grosjean from axe
Eric Boullier, Lotus' team boss, has admitted he intervened personally to rescue protege Romain Grosjean's F1 career at the end of last year.
Lotus openly considered ousting the French driver, after he was banned by the FIA in Monza and angrily denounced a 'first lap nutcase' by rival Mark Webber.
But countryman Boullier thought Grosjean, in spite of his tumultuous 2012, deserved another chance.
"This is a boy who has the privilege of being one of the fastest drivers in the world," he told Le Figaro newspaper.
"But this is an uncompromising world that does not allow many mistakes. He still has to learn, but he must do so quickly," said Boullier.
"I think if I had...
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