Haas F1 Team driver Romain Grosjean said that whilst he’s pleased the team secured two top ten finishes, he had a “frustrating” race, admitting that “the race pace was so much better than [tenth]”.
Grosjean secured his third points finish of the season, crossing the line in tenth, whilst team-mate Kevin Magnussen finished seventh, giving the Haas team their third double points finish of the season. With Haas locked in the competitive mid-field battle the seven points they scored in the Hungarian Grand Prix push them to fifth in the Constructors’ Championship going into the summer break.
Grosjean, commenting after the race, said that whilst it was a “good weekend” for the team, they still struggled in places and need to understand how they can get passed slower cars in the field.
“Both of us in the top ten is really good. The race was frustrating. We need to understand how to get the tires better in these circumstances.
“I spent fifty laps behind [Carlos] Sainz, being half-a-second to one second faster. As soon as you get close to the car in front of you, it just goes and there’s nothing you can do.
“That was a bit of a shame but, overall, I think we really did a great job. We jumped [Nico] Hulkenberg and [Brendon] Hartley, showing that we had an amazing pace.
“Generally, I think we had a great pace, so it’s good to have two cars in the top ten. We’ve had a really good weekend. The race pace was so much better than [tenth].”
