If Haas sign Robert Kubica, the two drivers will be against giving up their FP1s

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16:43, 30 Oct 2019

byBobby Vincent

Haas drivers Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen both say they do not want to stop racing in FP1 for Robert Kubica if he does sign for the American outfit at the end of the season.

Kubica has announced that he will leave Williams at the end of the 2019 season and he has been rumoured to have held talks with Haas over a development role at the side for the 2020 season.

However, the Polish driver wants an F1 role with on-track action and doesn't want to be just involved in the simulation work. Grosjean pointed out that top Formula 1 drivers should not give up on-track time at the weekend.

"No," Grosjean replied to Autosport when asked if he would be happy to give up his space for FP1 sessions next season. "I don't know (how to overcome the problem). I haven't heard anything (about Kubica signing).

"Giving up Friday morning is never ideal. It depends where you want to fight and what are your missions. We have never seen Ferrari, Red Bull, or Mercedes giving up Fridays, because they want to win.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

If Haas sign Robert Kubica, the two drivers will be against giving up their FP1s

byBobby Vincent

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