Romain Grosjean lauded Haas for an “amazing” job as it scored a double points finish at the Brazilian Grand Prix, in spite of the damage he sustained on the opening lap.
Grosjean made contact with Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson through the Senna S but continued to race towards the front of the midfield pack, coming home behind only Sauber’s Charles Leclerc in ‘Class B’ honours.
Grosjean was backed up by Haas team-mate Kevin Magnussen, as the squad cut Renault’s advantage in the championship to 24 points, albeit with just one round remaining.
“I’m very happy, and very happy for the team,” said Grosjean.
“With the damage we had on the car following lap one, I’m impressed. We lacked about a second of downforce on the car. Being able to do those lap times, I think we did an amazing job on the setup. I’m very happy with that.
“I think without that, being best-of-the-rest would’ve easily been on our side.
“I’m happy we finished eighth and ninth. Even if we’re far from Renault in the points, double-points finishes in the two last races would be amazing going into the winter.”
Added Magnussen: “It was tough luck on the first lap. I made a good start and I got through Turns 1 and 2 very well.
“Then I was pushed out on Turn 4 and I lost a few positions there. I had to get those positions back and close the gap to Romain again. We stayed put from there.
“I’m happy for the team to get a double-points finish again. It’s good to bounce back from the tough luck we experienced when I didn’t really qualify where I should have. We did some damage limitation.”
