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Grosjean expecting improved performance for Haas in Spain
Jake Williams-Smith
Romain Grosjean says he is expecting Haas' performance to be better during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend.
So far this season, Haas has scored points on only one occasion at the season-opening round in Melbourne. Since then, the team has slumped in form citing tyre warm-up issues as a key factor in its deteriorating form.
Ahead of the race in Barcelona however, Grosjean says he expects the team to be much more competitive and highlighted the importance of understanding the team's issues with the tyres.
“Well, it’s always very important, but at the minute the most important thing for us is to get the race pace back,” he said. "We need to get the car where it should be. The last three weekends haven’t been good for us. The car’s got a lot more potential than we’ve been able to extract.
"The most important element is not the result. It’s to understand how to make the car go faster.
“It’s important to go back to Barcelona because it’s our first European race and we’re bringing big updates on the car. It’s a track with high energy, so I’m not too worried about getting the tyres to work, in theory.
“It’s interesting, as we definitely got them to work in winter testing, going back there and seeing if we can still get them to work will be a good test, because we know the car should be fast there.
“You also know everyone’s going to bring big updates, so it’s almost like everyone’s going to have a B-car, therefore the standings could be a bit different.”
