Grosjean is fed up: “It’s a year of misery”

Smile Friday? Check! Smiling on Saturday after qualifying concluded in Q3? Check too! Smiling on Sunday in Sao Paulo (Brazil) after the race? No way. Romain Grosjean (Haas) actually slipped at the very end of his effort on the Interlagos circuit, and that annoys him to no end.

The points were precisely within his reach, until the final packaging where Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) gave up, leading to neutralization, then a clash between the Ferrari and a second phase under Safety-Car.

From then on, everything went wrong. “I’m really trying not to say bad words but what a year of m…, he declared in the paddock at the microphone of Canal+. Everything is going wrong.

Honestly, I'm doing the shopping of my life. I was like that (he mimes holding a gun under his chin with his hand. Editor’s note) du start to finish. I couldn't even breathe in the car. Fully, fully. »

Confirmation of our race result at Interlagos @RGrosjean moves up one spot after a 5-second penalty given to Nico Hulkenberg.# HaasF1 #BrazilGP pic.twitter.com/NiY6z4ViQU

—Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) November 17, 2019

We take a damn Safety Car at the wrong time. The right front tire dropped to 72 degrees at the restart. (Then) Sainz (McLaren) pushed me like dirt. It's a year of misery, but well done Pierre (Gasly, second. Editor’s note) ». 

Even entangled behind the wheel of'a car that has not evolved since Australia last March, Romain Grosjean, 13th on the line, remains a good player. 

Find the analysis of the Brazilian GP by our special correspondents in issue 2243 of AUTOhebdo, available Monday evening in digital version and Wednesday on newsstands.