Romain Grosjean says he is pleased to score a point at Haas F1’s home race in the USA, but he admitted the team benefitted from some good luck too.
The Frenchman started down in 17th place after a disappointing qualifying session, but he made steady progress with an alternative strategy.
He gradually moved up the order, helped by a strong first stint, and took advantage of other cars retiring to sneak into the top 10.
The point scored at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas is the first for the Haas team since the Austrian GP in July.
“It didn’t go too badly today,” he said. “It was a bit of a messy first lap, but I managed to get through everything.
“Then we went with an aggressive strategy trying to go for it. That worked out pretty well, so I’m happy with that.
“We were lucky that a few cars retired in front of us but, in the end, we needed to finish the race. It’s great to score a point in front of our home crowd.
“I’m very pleased with that and for the guys, as well. It’s been a long time since we scored. It’s obviously a great thing to be able to score points at the end of the season.”
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