Haas F1 Team
Romain Grosjean
“It was just a bad afternoon. Nothing really worked. Our strategy didn’t work, the car didn’t work. I was trying to find a balance, but I just couldn’t get it. I’m sure there’s a lot to learn from the afternoon, but it’s a disappointing outcome. I was expecting us to be in better shape. I was expecting to be able to score points after yesterday’s qualifying session.”
Esteban Gutierrez
“It was an interesting race with some great fights from the beginning. I managed a good start and spent the first two laps fighting for position and moving up the grid. After that I was pushing the limits in every stint, not really being able to save the tires fighting in front and behind me. Toward the end I started to run out of tires and I had a few issues with the brakes. It became challenging to finish the race. However, the team did a great job to keep everything under control and I want to thank them for their hard work this weekend. They worked well and performed some great pit stops. We need to continue in this direction, improving, and getting the best out of our car as we head to Germany.”
Guenther Steiner, team principal
“A lot of work for little reward. We ended up 13th and 14th. Esteban did a good job and Romain did as well. It was just our strategy didn’t work out how we wanted. Esteban got a penalty for ignoring the blue flag. We’re going to look at that properly and evaluate it. In our opinion it was a harsh decision, but moving forward we’ll see what needs to be done. All in all, the team worked hard. We’ll head to Germany and try to improve today’s results. Our aim is always to get into the points, so we’ll be pushing for that.”
