‘I was convinced that I was ready, but I wasn't'

Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean will be replaced next year at Haas, but by who is not yet known. Rumour has it that Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin have a big chance to win the seats.

If the rumours are true, Haas will have two rookies behind the wheel in 2021. Grosjean understands this development. "Rookies need to have their chance in Formula 1. I’ve been here for 10 years, blocking kind of a seat for 10 years, and if the team goes for two rookies well, good for them, and I wish them the best," he says according to Racefans.net.

Grosjean remembers well when he entered Formula 1 as a rookie. "I was convinced I was ready when I came in and I wasn’t. And obviously I paid a heavy price at the beginning after 2009," he refers to his departure from Formula 1 in 2010 to return in 2012.

He also thinks he is a completely different driver now than he was then. "I know exactly where we need to bring the car before the weekend. I know how to drive it, how to get the best out of it when it’s not going the way you want it. That’s really making a lot of difference.”