First two Haas in the points at Monaco
For the first time in the history of the Haas team, both drivers finished in the points in the same race. Romain Grosjean finished 8th, while Kevin Magnussen secured 10th place.
This had never happened before: two Haas cars finished in the points at the Monaco Grand Prix. Last year, Romain Grosjean scored 100% of the points for the rookie team.
For the Frenchman, the essential was secured yesterday with a beautiful 8th place during the qualifications. While he initially benefited from Sergio Perez’s front wing problems to gain a position, he couldn’t cope with the comeback of Lewis Hamilton, on an alternate strategy: « Lewis had clean air and managed to overtake us during the pit stops. »
But for him, the essential thing was that the team was able to score points with both cars: « It’s great to have two cars in the points. We managed to avoid problems and I drove as fast as possible. There is a lot to analyze and understand, but we are growing as a team. »
If Kevin Magnussen could be pleased to finish in the points, he experienced a race far from straightforward. Starting 11th, he benefited from Nico Hülkenberg’s retirement to climb into the points. But his race was then compromised by a puncture: « Personally, it was a disappointing race for me. I had a puncture, but it’s really great for the team to finish in the points with both cars. They really deserve it. »
Truly, the Dane feels that bad luck doesn’t want to leave him. He believes he could have done better without this setback: « I feel like I’m experiencing the unluckiest season of my life. Today, we have both cars in the points and I am proud of the team. »
He was able to take advantage of Stoffel Vandoorne’s off-track excursion, and then the collision between Daniil Kvyat and Sergio Perez to ultimately climb into the points: « It’s Monaco and a lot of things can happen. There is no reason to give up. You have to keep pushing and that’s what I did. »
From our special correspondent in Monaco
