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Permane denies Grosjean brake tested Verstappen

A Lotus boss has denied Max Verstappen's claim he was 'brake-tested' by Romain Grosjean during the Monaco Grand Prix. Teenage rookie Verstappen was penalised by the stewards for his huge crash after hitting the rear of Grosjean's Lotus during the Monaco grand prix. But the young Dutchman on Wednesday told his own website that he was 'brake-tested' on the approach to Ste Devote. ‘Brake-test' is a motor racing term for when a leading driver aggressively and deliberately brakes early in order to deter the advances of a chasing car. But Alan Permane, Lotus' trackside director, defended Grosjean on Wednesday, insisting the Frenchman 'didn't brake test' Toro Rosso's Verstappen. 'He...
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