Grosjean Hits Out at Ferrari Copying Claims

Romain Grosjean hits out at critics who are suggesting the Haas team have copied Ferrari and insists “we are building our own car.”

McLaren have called out for the Haas car to be investigated whilst many pundits, including Sky Sports Martin Brundle, are sure the Haas car is last years Ferrari.

Grosjean said: “It’s the same thing every time we are fast and it was the same thing last year.

“We were Ferrari B. We are using the same engine, the same gearbox, the same suspension, everyone knows the suspension is providing a lot of the flow, so of course there’s going to be similarities.

“But we are building our own car. It’s not nice for the people that work hard and produce the Haas F1 VF-18.”

Grosjean went on to insist that the relationship they have with Ferrari is good for F1.

“I think the way we operate the team and the way we’ve created a partnership with Ferrari, it’s good for F1.

“It shows that you can come and make things look pretty good in a short amount of time.

“Of course, if we had to do everything from zero we wouldn’t be where we are today.

“We’ve got the parts from Ferrari which is very important for us, so I think it’s a good thing for F1 to show that if you want to come to F1, there’s a way to do it that you can be successful early on.”