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Grosjean: “We’re copying and pasting from last year”
Romain Grosjean (Haas) leaves Bahrain with a bad face. The Frenchman had to give up from the first kilometers on Sunday in Sakhir after a touch against Lance stroll (RacingPoint).
According to the Habs, the penalty of three places on the starting grid decided by the commissioners for having hindered Lando Norris in qualifying on Saturday weighed in on this clash. “If I had started in eighth place (as his initial rank in qualifications allowed him. Editor’s note), we wouldn't have had this problem, estimates the Haas driver.
Here is synced onboard video of the start of the #BahrainGP showing how Lance Stroll runs in to, and punctures the left rear tire of # HaasF1 driver Romain Grosjean – effectively eliminating them both from points contention. #HaasTeamPodcast pic.twitter.com/aHZ7lZRmoc
— Haas Team Podcast (@HaasTeamPodcast) April 1th
From the moment you don't start in front, there are pilots who try everything for everything. I found myself with a driver who attacked me at turn 2. I was disappointed because I wanted to start a series so as not to end up at the ninth Ghent Prix with zero points. (as was the case in 2018. Editor’s note). »
Romain Grosjean must not fall into a pessimistic spiral after two retirements in as many events (wheel loose in Australia), but it is not that simple. " There F1, mentally it is quite a difficult sport. For the moment, we are copying and pasting from last year. We will have to get out of this pattern and tell ourselves that things will progress.
The positive points I see are that I think I'm driving well, I didn't make any mistakes in Australia or Bahrain.", he concludes. If it can reassure him, his teammate Kevin Magnussen, although he started well from sixth place, did not score any points either (13th).
Discover the analysis of the Bahrain GP carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2210 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.
Medhi Casaurang
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