Haas F1 Team
Romain Grosjean
"Not too easy a day. I struggled a bit with the higher track temperatures to get everything to work. It helps us to get the data from the winter testing now and see what we've done differently, which direction we took on the setup. We may revert on a few things we've done, as we're not so happy with the car. It was good to get some mileage, but I think we realized the last setup change we made wasn't as good as we were hoping. We'll change that for tomorrow and hopefully have a better car."
Esteban Gutierrez
"It was very tricky driving in FP1, which I wasn't expecting as the conditions were good. It was sunny and the wind was pretty low. I was expecting to have a clear feeling from the tires but, unfortunately, it wasn't the case on the medium tire. FP2 was a little more complicated due to the wind, which is affecting the car quite a lot. Then we had an electrical issue, which prevented me from going back out on track. Once the team gets the car sorted, I'll be ready to drive it as fast as possible. That's what I love doing. We'll work together as a team to put this car in the points."
Guenther Steiner, team principal
"We learned a lot today in FP1 and FP2 about the setup, what we need to do and where we maybe went in the wrong direction in the last two grand prix. Again, we are not where we want to be yet, but I think by tomorrow we’re getting closer to it.
"Romain’s car’s efforts were positive. Esteban missed track time once more. We got unlucky. We need to work harder to get lucky, to be honest. Whenever he was out on the track, Esteban did a good job. He showed again that he can do the job, but it’s now time that we come up with the goods so that he can prove it to the world."
