Romain Grosjean scores more points for Haas F1 Team

Starting from the second half of the grid, Romain Grosjean did not think he could climb back into the Top 10 so easily.

But a good strategy and a reliable single-seater allowed him to secure a 7th place, synonymous with points: « It was quite a good race. The first lap wasn’t great, I was pushed by another car and lost a few places. After that, we stayed on the track with the Super Soft tires, even though the degradation was significant. But I managed to maintain a good pace. »

The Frenchman was the first driver to return to the pit when the safety car came out following Vettel’s accident. A stroke of luck for the Haas driver: « The safety car entered the track at the moment we had planned our stop, which helped us a little bit. After that, I found myself behind Button, tried to overtake him but he was too difficult to follow. In the last laps, I learned that I had a 5-second penalty, so I worked on widening the gap with the car behind me. I was really at 100% during the last laps, which was quite nice but very stressful as well. »

Once again, his teammate Gutierrez finishes just outside the points in a frustrating 11th position: « From the start, it was a tough race. We finished 11th, close to the points. It’s not great but at least we did the maximum with what we had. »