Haas still aiming for sixth in the championship

  • Published on 12 Nov 2017 11:11
  • comments 5
  • By: Fergal Walsh

After a couple of turbulent weekends for Haas, Saturday in Brazil saw an improvement for the American squad, as both cars managed to escape the Q1 drop zone for the first time since the Belgian Grand Prix back in late August.

In recent races, Haas has seemingly slipped away from its competitors. It now lies eighth in the standings, but Romain Grosjean believes sixth in very much there for the taking. With two races remaining, Haas is 6 points behind Toro Rosso who currently occupies the spot.

"It’s a long race and track temperature will be over 50 degrees, so cars are going to be working in a different way," he said. "We’ll definitely see what we can do. Sixth in the constructor's championship is still there and we’re eager to get it."

Grosjean qualified for the Brazilian Grand Prix in twelfth place but is set to start eleventh, as Daniel Ricciardo takes a grid penalty. He says he is happy with the position he is in and is encouraged by the progress that has been made by the team.

"We tried really hard to go for it from Q2. It’s a good recovery from yesterday and from previous races. We’ve made some good steps this weekend and I’m happy with that. Last year here we had a good qualifying and this year’s is pretty decent for us. I guess the grid is going to be shuffled a little bit more with all the penalties."

 

Fergal Walsh

Renault will surely take it

  • 1
  • Nov 12 2017 - 11:52

Replies (5)

Login to reply
  • Renault will surely take it

    • + 1
    • Nov 12 2017 - 11:52
    • Agreed. Their car and drivers are just that much better.

      • + 0
      • Nov 12 2017 - 12:57
    • mbmwe36

      Posts: 533

      Well, that's assuming their PU's finish the next couple of races.
      Personally I'm hoping for HAAS to snatch it, but it's a bit of a long shot.

      • + 0
      • Nov 12 2017 - 14:52
    • Thats actually a fair point, and the trend points towards Renault having at least one more failure. But then there are other teams that can snatch those points instead, like McLaren, Williams or Force India.

      • + 0
      • Nov 12 2017 - 16:48
  • s_ya

    Posts: 21

    Renault is stronger at the moment, the main thing that the engines worked

    • + 0
    • Nov 12 2017 - 23:19

BE Grand Prix of Belgium

Local time 

BEGrand Prix of Belgium

Local time 

World Championship standings 2023

Show full world champion standings

Test calendar

See full test schedule

Related news

Give your opinion!

Will Bottas challenge Hamilton for the world championship in 2020?

Formula 1 Calendar - 2023

Date
Grand Prix
Circuit
-
Bahrain
3 - Mar 5
Bahrain
17 - Mar 19
Saudi Arabia
31 - Apr 2
Australia
28 - Apr 30
Azerbaijan
5 - May 7
United States of America
19 - May 21
Italy
26 - May 28
Monaco
2 - Jun 4
Spain
16 - Jun 18
Canada
30 - Jul 2
Austria
7 - Jul 9
United Kingdom
21 - Jul 23
Hungary
28 - Jul 30
Belgium
25 - Aug 27
Netherlands
1 - Sep 3
Italy
15 - Sep 17
Singapore
22 - Sep 24
Japan
20 - Oct 22
United States of America
27 - Oct 29
Mexico
-
Spain
3 - Nov 5
Brazil
17 - Nov 19
United States of America
24 - Nov 26
United Arab Emirates
-
Italy
-
Italy
-
Italy
See full schedule

Formula 1 Calendar - 2023

Date
Grand Prix & Circuit
3 - Mar 5
17 - Mar 19
Saudi Arabia Jeddah Street Circuit
31 - Apr 2
Australia Albert Park
28 - Apr 30
Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit
5 - May 7
United States of America Miami International Autodrome
19 - May 21
26 - May 28
Monaco Monte Carlo
2 - Jun 4
16 - Jun 18
30 - Jul 2
Austria Red Bull Ring
7 - Jul 9
United Kingdom Silverstone
21 - Jul 23
Hungary Hungaroring
28 - Jul 30
25 - Aug 27
Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort
1 - Sep 3
Italy Monza
15 - Sep 17
22 - Sep 24
20 - Oct 22
United States of America Circuit of the Americas
27 - Oct 29
3 - Nov 5
Brazil Interlagos
17 - Nov 19
United States of America Las Vegas Street Circuit
24 - Nov 26
United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit
See full schedule

Driver profile

  • Team -
  • Points -
  • Podiums -
  • Grand Prix -
  • Country FR
  • Date of b. Apr 17 1986 (37)
  • Place of b. Geneve, FR
  • Weight 71 kg
  • Length 1.8 m
Show full profile
show sidebar