2016 Grand Prix of Brazil
The Haas F1 Team was poised to deliver more championship points, until the weekend took a turn for the worse. Romain Grosjean qualified P7 for the Haas Team.
But excitement for the Brazilian Grand Prix was quickly diluted by a continual riveting rain. Grosjean smashed his car into a barrier wall at the conclusion of the formation lap. Romain Grosjean’s day was over and delegated a DNS (did not start) status. Gutierrez was the last hope for Haas.
Starting from a respectable 12th position, Esteban Gutierrez was the lone hope for Haas. The first 7 laps of the race were run behind the safety car. There was another safety car at lap 14 due to the crash of Marcus Ericsson’s Sauber. The race was then red flagged du to rain. 27 minutes later racing resumed, and Gutierrez found himself nested back in 17th position. The Haas pilot was able to work his way up to P12 by lap 40. That is when Gutierrez started to experience electrical issues, which ultimately caused his retirement at lap 60. Ultimately it was the failure of the engine hybrid components, the MGU-H and then the MGU-K, which resulted in Gutierrez’s retirement.
So, no points for Haas. They did not even finish the race.
Lewis Hamilton ended up beating his Mercedes rival Nico Rosberg by 11 seconds as the two Silver Arrows finished the day first and second. The final podium spot was taken by Max Verstappen in his Redbull.
Next is the final race of the 2016 season at the Adu Dabi Grand Prix.