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Incredible moment Romain Grosjean leans out of MOVING CAR to catch stray hubcap before Austin GP
Frenchman Grosjean is 13th in the driver standings but crashed out early on in Texas
ROMAIN GROSJEAN grabbed a stray hubcap off the Austin track while leaning out a moving car before the U.S. Grand Prix.
Haas driver Grosjean leaned down and plucked the loose hubcap off the Texan tarmac before the big race.
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The French driver returned the debris to the garage and may as well have stayed there.
Grosjean became the second driver to retire after being involved in a collision with Charles Le Clerc. He lasted just five laps.
Fernando Alonso was also sent out the race after the incident.
Elsewhere, Lewis Hamilton was looking to secure his fifth world title.
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The four-time champ needs eight points more than Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel to secure another title.
It began well with Vettel dropping down the pack after an incident on the first turn.
Hamilton, who had begun on pole, dropped behind Vettel's teammate Kimi Raikkonen who tried to keep the Briton at bay.
As it stands, Vettel will be champion but is being pursued by Vettel.