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Romain Grosjean has said that he still wants to race for Ferrari in the future but insists an ambition to race for the Italian team wasn't behind his decision to ditch Renault for Ferrari-powered Haas this season.
The Franoc-Swiss driver left the Enstone team at the end of last season prior to Renault's purchase of the former 'Lotus' outfit but despite the opportunity to once again drive for the factory team that gave him his Formula One break in 2009, Grosjean feels he made the right choice to join start-up team Haas.
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However, many have seen his decision to move to such an inexperienced team as a way of getting a foot in the door at Ferrari, who supply Haas with engines, gearboxes, and other 'listed' components; but the 10-time podium finisher insists that is not the case.
"he idea of coming to Haas was not with an eye on Ferrari. I felt Renault would have the year they are having, that it would be very difficult," he said. "On the other hand there was an American team coming to Formula One and I thought if I can be there and make it successful, it's going to be huge in the U.S. I was more than thinking, 'If I go to Haas they've got a Ferrari engine so I can go to Ferrari.'"
"Ferrari will take the driver that suits them best, it doesn't matter if they come from Haas or anywhere else," he added. "So the best you can do is keep doing a good job, show you're consistent, try to get the car faster and always be there when they need you."
Grosjean's decision to switch to Haas over remaining with Renault has been vindicated by the fact that he has scored 28 points so far this season, while Renault has only managed six.
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