The pair have tangled on a number of events every of the final two race weekends, with Ferrucci lately citing payback in follow on the final spherical on the Indianapolis highway course earlier than one other on-track scuffle through the race.
Whereas these run-ins with Ferrucc’s No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet have left a bitter style, Grosjean is making an attempt to focus ahead however had stern phrases for the 25-year-old Connecticut native.
“I do not assume we play in the identical subject,” mentioned Grosjean, 38.
“I simply deal with racing everybody the identical manner, doing the very best I can. Do not care if it is automobile No. 14, 28 or 3. I am right here to do job for Juncos Hollinger Racing. I am right here to do job for myself.
“I believe I did not do something mistaken, so I am going to simply do my factor and never fear about the remaining.”
Grosjean will begin twenty sixth – center of Row 9 – in Sunday’s version of “The Biggest Spectacle in Racing”, whereas Ferrucci rolls off the grid from sixth – exterior of Row 2.
Santino Ferrucci, A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet with A. J. Foyt Jr.
Photograph by: Geoffrey M. Miller / Motorsport Images
Through the media day press conferences for the Indy 500, Motorsport.com requested Grosjean if the 2 have talked for the reason that final sequence of run-ins.
Whereas the Swiss-born Frenchman acknowledged there was a chat “a few days in the past”, the stress and unhealthy blood nonetheless lingers.
“What can I say? He requested me if we had been good. My reply was no, as a result of he put me thrice within the wall or the grass for no motive,” Grosjean mentioned.
“I do not assume we might be good. So long as he would not apologize and clarify why, I do not assume we’re good.
“Does that imply I’ll do something on observe? Probably not. That is actually the kind of driver I’m. As I say, I’ll drive and race everybody the identical manner.
“Yeah, the remaining is the remaining. I do not care. As I say, we’ve larger fish to fry.”