The Haas on a different tempo in Montreal

Romain Grosjean was in difficulty during the first day of testing for the Canadian GP in Montreal. The Frenchman finished 17th in EL2 in Montreal, falling more than 1''7 behind the benchmark set by Charles Leclerc (Ferrari).

“We suffered from a lack of grip and performance. I didn't have good sensations, especially at the rear end., explained the French pilot. Kevin (Magnussen) was able to be very fast during FP2 and I remain confident for the rest of the weekend by using his settings, even if we don't have exactly the same suspensions. The most important thing is to be able to extract the full potential of the tire from the first lap. We expect a small development on the Ferrari engine for Saturday. »

The first Haas VF19 seemed in better shape as the Dane finished in a promising 5th position, ahead of his sister car by a second.

“It wasn't too bad. he acknowledged. There are still problems to resolve, but we will try to do our best. FP2 went well and the tires held up quite well. I was able to concentrate on my pace. But it's a track where you can overtake and qualifying won't do everything. We should be able to aim for 6th position at most. »

Haas is fighting with Racing Point for 5th place in the championship, the two teams being separated by only one point, but the American team must be wary of other teams with in particular Toro Rosso which has the same number of units.