Grosjean handed grid penalty for Mexico

Oct 20, 2018; Austin, TX, USA; Haas driver Romain Grosjean (8) of France during qualifying for the Unites States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - French driver Romain Grosjean will have a three-place grid drop for next weekend's Mexican Grand Prix and is perilously close to a race ban after collecting a penalty point on Sunday.

Stewards ruled the Haas driver, who retired with a damaged car, had caused a collision with Sauber's Charles Leclerc at the U.S. Grand Prix.