Grosjean: Haas Have Moved on from "trying to survive"

A brilliant weekend up until it wasn't for the American team in Melbourne have shown the paddock they mean business in 2018.

Romain Grosjean says his team is no longer F1's new boys and have made significant progress since their debut back in 2016.

The American team were the welcome surprise in Australia where both drivers were on course for decent points to reward the team for their hard work until a freak issue with the wheel guns cost both drivers and forced a double retirement.

The Frenchman believes that they have turned a corner however and feels they are a team with genuine pace this season.

“We’ve got a very good baseline and we know already where we can improve the car, we’re working on that.” Grosjean said. “It’s exciting to see that we focus on getting some good performance from the car, rather than just trying to survive or be at the back.

“I think we’re in a good place. We can’t wait to get back racing.

“A good result will help us to forget Australia. Let’s get to Bahrain, let’s do our work, like we did in Australia, focus on our jobs and see where we are at the end. Hopefully, we can have another good surprise.

“It’s a team sport, and I believe my team has always been there for me when I needed them,” he added. “Everything is pushed to its maximum –the driving, the engineering and the pit stops.

“Mistakes can happen. We’re a team, and I was happy to be there for my boys, as I know they’re happy to be there for me when I need them to be.”

Bahrain will be telling if the team has real pace and can fight with the best of the midfield or if their pace was circuit dependent.