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Romain Grosjean hit with Monaco grid penalty for first lap spin

The Spanish Grand Prix stewards have handed Romain Grosjean a three-place grid penalty for the next race on the calendar in Monaco, plus two penalty points following his first lap spin. Grosjean was behind his Haas team-mate Kevin Magnussen as they entered Turn 3 on the opening lap, but took evasive action when Magnussen's car lost control for a split second. That caused the Frenchman to spin into the path of oncoming cars. In the hope of getting out of their way, Grosjean applied the accelerator, causing a huge cloud of tyre smoke, making it nearly impossible for those behind to avoid him. Renault's Nico Hulkenberg and Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly ended up colliding...
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