Aussie's near miss as 'nasty' crash leaves star fuming

IndyCar driver Romain Grosjean couldn’t quite believe his luck after his hopes of winning a sizeable sum in the $1 Million Challenge were dashed just seconds into the race.

The Juncos Hollinger Racing driver was hit by six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon in the turn one braking zone at the Thermal Club, sending the former F1 driver into a spin.

Grosjean slid out of control before sliding into the side of Ed Carpenter Racing’s Rinus VeeKay.

“Whatever. It’s not what I signed up to IndyCar for.”

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Dixon, who took ownership of the incident, was penalised for the crash.

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