Grosjean first entered F1 in 2009 when he was signed by Renault as Nelson Piquet Jr's replacement. However, the Frenchman, who was never really given the opportunity to prove himself, was dropped at the end of the year in favour of Vitaly Petrov.
But, at the start of this season, under new ownership and management, Grosjean was handed a way back into F1 when Lotus Renault signed him as one of the test drivers.
And the 25-year-old is hoping that now that he's back on the radar, he can work his way into a F1 race-seat.
"Clearly, the idea is to get to Formula 1 next year," he told GPUpdate.
"If not, it's going to be difficult, so the goal is to get there in 2012 as a race driver; if it's not the case, we'll see what's going on.
"Being the third driver, I can get some information and I can be in the paddock with the engineers. It's very good to be third driver because you're always with the team, which is great for my knowledge and knowing everybody around a little bit."
One thing, though, that would boost his chances is if he was given the opportunity to drive the car in Friday practices.
"That would be fantastic. I'll take it for sure, if it's the case at the end of the GP2 season - because we're going to finish in September, so it's quite a long time until the next test."
Source: http://www.planetf1.com