Not the first Frenchman to drive for Haas

Thirty years before Romain Grosjean's arrival at Haas F1 Team, two-time grand prix winner and fellow Frenchman Patrick Tambay contested his final F1 season driving a Lola-Ford for Carl Haas’ FORCE (Formula One Race Car Engineering) squad. Although Carl and Gene Haas are not related, it does feel like history is repeating itself!

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