Haas F1's Romain Grosjean has said that his team are in a very good place and they have laid a good baseline for the rest of the year, even though last weekend his race ended with an early retirement.
Haas has been the surprise package of the season, as the American team have found pace over the winter that no one saw coming. Both Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen started on the third row in fifth and sixth, but both cars were forced to retire after they pitted because of an error in the switch of tyres. Despite the anti-climactic ending, Grosjean is very happy with the state of the team and looks forward to getting back out there next weekend.
"It was great, it was amazing, and it gives us a lot of hope for the future," the Frenchman said in the team's preview of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
"I’d rather retire fighting for the fourth or fifth position than finishing every race in the fifteenth position."
"Obviously, we need to see how it goes on different circuits, but I think it’s a very positive start."
"We’re all very much looking forward to going to the next race."
"The car felt good, we’ve got a very good baseline and we know already where we can improve the car."
"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."
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