Romain Grosjean okay with Haas’ aggressiveness

F1 News – Romain Grosjean praised Haas for an “aggressive” strategy that helped him net 10th position and the final point during the team’s home race at the United States Grand Prix.

Grosjean was knocked out of Q1 after a challenging start to the weekend, as bodywork flew off both Haas cars in Friday practice, but delivered a spirted recovery in the race.

He made progess on a Super Soft/Soft/Medium strategy and moved into the top 10 when Max Verstappen (gearbox) and Kimi Räikkönen (wheel nut) retired with problems.

It marked Haas’ first points-finish since the Austrian Grand Prix in July.

“It was a bit of a messy first lap, but I managed to get through everything,” said Grosjean.

“Then we went with an aggressive strategy trying to go for it. That worked out pretty well, so I’m happy.

“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. It’s been a long time since we scored. It’s obviously great to be able to score points at the end of the season.”

Esteban Gutiérrez’s race came to an end after 16 laps, due to a brake issue.

“It all started well, optimising everything we had in qualifying,” he commented.

“The first stint was very strong and we managed to get into the top 10, [we were] fighting hard and pushing to the maximum, [but] unfortunately, a brake problem ended our race.”

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