The season opener in Australia saw Grosjean qualify up in 3rd position but an accident on the first lap resulted in a retirement at his first race for Lotus Renault. Another retirement followed in Malaysia before a solid 6th place finish in China.
Bahrain saw a double podium finish for Lotus Renault with Grosjean on the third step just behind team mate Kimi Raikkonen and double world champion Sebastian Vettel.
4th and 9th place finishes in Spain and Monaco meant valuable points in the championship for the Lotus Renault driver.
Canada added to this with a 2nd place finish in a dramatic end to the race which saw Grosjean make his tyres last to climb up the grid after qualifying down in 7th position.
So what's changed for the young Frenchman?
When we first saw Romain Grosjean back in 2009, he was overshadowed by his then team mate, Fernando Alonso, which I think has helped him this season, being team mates with the 2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen. He isn't letting the fact, he is racing along side a world champion again. Romain Grosjean is proving that he can one day be a world champion himself with his performance so far this season.
Both drivers are working well together to get the team up to 3rd in the constructors championship, hot on McLaren's tail and 11 points clear of Ferrari.
Is this a new turn for Grosjean and Lotus Renault? Can they keep this form up and prove they are in it to win it?
Next stop on the Formula 1 calendar is Valencia in two weeks time. Can Romain Grosjean achieve his first win in Formula 1 and be the eighth different winner this season?
We'll just have to wait and see.
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