Components One staff Haas will change drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean subsequent yr, the staff stated on Thursday. The pair have struggled of their fourth season collectively and scored solely three factors between them in 11 races up to now.
Grosjean’s profession at Haas began promisingly in 2016 when he completed sixth on the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after which fifth in Bahrain. However the fast but erratic French driver has made a string of errors previously couple of seasons, as has Magnussen.
The Danish driver’s finest season in F1 was in 2018 when he completed ninth within the drivers’ championship, securing two fifth-place finishes and inserting within the high 10 in 11 of 21 races.
Expectations have been raised when Haas completed fifth within the constructors’ championship that season, with the Ferrari-engine automotive securing its finest end result when Grosjean was fourth and Magnussen fifth on the Austrian GP.
“I need to prolong my due to each Romain and Kevin for his or her arduous work and dedication to Haas F1 Group over the previous few seasons,” Haas staff principal Guenther Steiner stated.
“Romain was a elementary a part of our institution as we sought to get a driver onboard with each velocity and expertise.”
Their departure leaves the door open for a veteran driver pairing of Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg.
Perez is leaving Racing Level on the finish of the season to make manner for four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel, whereas Hulkenberg is one the market after dropping his seat at Renault this yr.
Hulkenberg has pushed nicely as an emergency alternative for Perez and Racing Level teammate Lance Stroll this season, inserting eighth on the Eifel GP in Germany two weeks in the past when Stroll was sick.
