Mixed start for Haas F1 Team in Austin

Highly awaited by American spectators and observers on the Circuit of the Americas route, for the return of an American team in F1 on his land, Haas F1 Team did not offer the best of faces in free practice in Texas.

The fault of technical problems which disrupted the program of Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutiérrez. “It’s not a very positive day for us, admits the Frenchman. The balance of the car wasn't too bad, but we just didn't extract the performance. There will be a lot of work. »

As for his Mexican teammate, it was an aerodynamic element that caused problems, obviously due to vibrations as Gutiérrez explains. “It disrupted our program because it caused a change in the balance of the car, which is obviously not ideal for getting a good baseline and working on the settings.

We are investigating, but we believe it is due to vibrations. We now have a bit of work to do to put everything together with the car and try to optimize what we have at the moment. »