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Flashback: Grosjean unleashes mayhem at Spa

The above image is forever etched in the minds of Formula 1 fans, the Lotus of Romain Grosjean getting airborne when he speared over the Ferrari of Fernando Alonso as the field roared into Turn 1 at the start of the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix. By then, the erratic Frenchman had already been involved in seven first-lap incidents in the 12 races of the season. But that day at Spa-Francorchamps he took out-of-control to an all-new level. That Sunday the sport was lucky. Alonso was fortunate to not be struck by a wayward bit of Grosjean's car as it carved a path over the Ferrari. Both cars were seriously wrecked. Also beyond repair (for the race) during the incident was Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes...
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