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Fittipaldi to replace injured Grosjean at Sakhir Grand Prix

Pietro Fittipaldi, grandson of two-time F1 champion and Indy 500 winner Emerson, will drive for Haas in place of the injured Romain Grosjean at this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix.

Grosjean is still in hospital after sustaining burns on both hands in a scary crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix.

The French driver is expected to be discharged on Tuesday.

However, he will not be ready to compete in Sunday's race, which takes place at a different configuration of the Bahrain International Circuit, handing an F1 debut to Fittipaldi. The Brazilian driver has been affiliated to Haas since 2019, when he was named its test driver.