The years go by and are not the same: last year, no one expected Haas, and the team surprised the paddock with a magnificent 6th place finish. This year, the American team was under scrutiny but left Australia empty-handed due to unreliable performance.<\/p>\n
Romain Grosjean, retirement<\/b><\/p>\n
If Romain Grosjean delivered a very strong performance during qualifying, securing the best grid position in the young history of the team, the Frenchman couldn’t convert it into significant points. He had already lost a position at the start, to the benefit of Felipe Massa: \u00ab The start wasn’t ideal. So we need to improve that. I feel I was faster than the Williams. Therefore, there is huge potential for the car. \u00bb<\/p>\n
But if performance is not the issue, it’s on the reliability side that things falter since he was forced to retire due to a water leak in his engine: \u00ab I suddenly lost a lot of power. I told the guys and then had to slow down. It’s disappointing but right now I’m still emotional. We are all disappointed to lose a seventh place. \u00bb <\/p>\n
\nOh dear…. \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n