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Grosjean denies Haas is a stepping stone

11:45, 20 Aug 2018

byBobby Vincent

Haas driver Romain Grosjean denies that his current team are a stepping stone to try and get a Ferrari seat, but admits he is still "dreaming" of the opportunity for a place at Ferrari.

Grosjean has been perhaps the season's biggest underperformer for Haas, he failed to score a single point in the first eight races of the 2018 season.

The French driver has improved since then and now has three points finishes in his last four races, the driver's seat is under threat at the moment as teams look to decide on their line-ups for next season.

Grosjean has huge ambitions, like every F1 driver, but he completely denies rumours that his decision to join Haas was a 'stepping stone' to try and get his dream move to Ferrari.

"I still want to try and be world champion," Grosjean told Autosport. "The one thing that nobody knows is 2021 (the season where the new regulations come into action) and I'm hoping there is going to be more chances to win races.

"We'll see what the future's like. I am very happy to be part of it. Haas is the best midfield team now, that's why everyone wants to come here - we are doing amazing and I never came here to go to Ferrari.

"I would never hide the fact that I would dream to go to Ferrari but it wasn't that 'I'm going to Haas to go to Ferrari'.

"Who knows what lies in the future? For now, I like to keep the business going here because I think we've got more we can do."