The 2016 United States Grand Prix what’s the first home race for the Haas F1 Team, and fans were excited. There were record crowds on hand at Circuit of the Americas. And it was obvious that America was glad to have a Formula 1 team again.
So the Haas Team went into to qualifying with hot very high hopes, especially after their best ever qualifying session in Japan just two weeks previously. But as it would work out it was not a very good qualifying session for the team. Grosjean did not advance out of the first qualifying session and started 17th on the grid. His Junior root teammate, Esteban Gutierrez, made it into Q2 and started 14th on the grid.
Both Haas cars had a very good race start. By the end of the first lap Grosjean have moved up from 17th to 14th Place. And Gutierrez worked his way up to 10th from 14th.
After two pit stops Grosjean had worked his way up to 12th place. Gutierrez would retire from the race because of brake failures. It was a very disappointing to watch, especially considering what a good race he was running.
With mechanical failures, front runners Max Verstappen in his Red Bull and Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari would not finish the race. This moved Romain Grosjean up to 10 place, which is where he finished the race. Grosjean earned the Haas team a single first home Grand Prix for that 10th place finish. It was an extremely positive an exciting day for the team and their fans.
Next next week we are on to Mexico for the home Grand Prix of Esteban Gutierrez. Things are looking up for the Haas F1 team. We’ll see you in Mexico