The Haas F1 Team entered the 50th British Grand Prix weekend with hope and optimism. Race day was wet, it was raining when the lights went green. All of the cars started the race with full wet tires and the first five laps were clocked behind the safety car. The rain quickly subsided. The field pitted with the safety car and they all went to slicks.
For the Haas Team, it was not the success they were hoping for. Romain Grosjean qualified in the 13th position while his Mexican team-mate Esteban Gutierrez started next to him in 14th position. Both cars making the second qualifying round would be the best the team could accomplish for the weekend.
The first sign of trouble for the Haas Team occurred on the 17th lap. A gear box (transmission) failure for Romain Grosjean ended his day. Grosjean’s only other retirement this season was in Spain. Esteban Gutierrez finish the race in 16th position and was the last car to finish the race. He was lapped by the race leading Mercedes of Nico Rosberg on the 28th lap.
The Haas team is showing good reliability. They are continually improving with each race and their drivers are winning battles on the track. They finished the British Grand Prix with the same number of points they started, 28.
The Hungarian Grand Prix is in two weeks. We’ll see you then!