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Haas car 'one of the best I've ever driven' - Grosjean

Romain Grosjean believes the Haas VF-16 is "one of the best" F1 cars he has ever driven.

Having dropped out in Q1, Haas had a competitive race in Melbourne and Grosjean took advantage of an impressive one-stop strategy to finish sixth. Wet weather during Friday practice and a collision with Rio Haryanto on Saturday morning had limited Grosjeans' practice running, and the Frenchman says the final result is proof of how good the car is.

"It was good for Formula One," Grosjean said. "It was good for the team. I think a brand new team coming and showing that it’s possible to score points at the first venue, it was a very good thing.

"And for all my guys and everyone that has been working so hard in the last two months, it was just a good morale boost and a confirmation that the car we are driving is probably one of the best I’ve ever driven."

Citing the disjointed nature of practice in Australia, Grosjean reiterates there is plenty more to come from Haas this season.

"I think there is a lot we need to learn, there are a lot of things we could do better. We didn’t have any practice in Australia because of the rain and then the crash in the pit lane in FP3, so you know we put the car on track with barely any set-up work and guess where we should be.

"I’m sure that whenever we get more running, more time in the car, there is more potential to be coming. I’m not saying we’re going to be in the top five here this weekend, I’m just saying that it’s the beginning for the team. But generally I think we will have up and downs, but the potential is big."

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.