Haas, Grosjean: “Sixth place is like a victory for us”

Acclaimed as a hero by fans and the team, Roman Grosjean achieved a phenomenal sixth place in the Australian GP, ​​thus giving important points to Haas-Ferrari in the American team's debut. Consistent in driving, Romain put all his experience and speed into play, taking advantage of a daring race to finish under the checkered flag ahead of much more highly rated teams.

“Arriving in sixth place in the first race of our lives is like a victory - Grosjean said - It was a fantastic GP, a fabulous weekend. We can and still need to improve a lot, but this result gives us a huge boost because we know we can do well."

The key was to take advantage of the red flag to fit medium tires and change strategy: “Going to middle school was a winning choice – Romain continued – even if it wasn't easy to do almost 40 laps with the same tires. We had no references, luckily things went in the best way!".

From Zero to Hero for the former Lotus driver. Starting nineteenth on the grid, the Frenchman had the satisfaction of repeating a record that had been missing since 2002: at the time it was the Toyota that had just entered the Circus that finished in the points, since then a rookie had never collected points in the first GP.

Antonino Rendina

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