On the very first lap of the Singapore Grand Prix dotted Renault’s Nico Hülkenberg. When the German had the greatest need for it, the clash between George Russell and Romain Grosjean a safetycar on track.
Yet another crash a little later gave optimal conditions for the German’s attack. As he swept through the field from a hopeless position to ninth place, sat many Danish Kevin Magnussen fans and cursing Haas-trial away.
But there is a good reason that none of the ten cars were in the points selected to pitte at the first safetycar.
For the even on fresh tyres it is extremely difficult to overtake in Singapore’s streets. Had a spåkugle, which guaranteed yet another safetycar a little later, the situation changes. Such a however, does not exist on the pitvæggen.
– You can do nothing. You play the game. I think our strategy was good. Without the safetycar are we comfortable otter. We sit and look at, where one would come out in traffic (if you pitter). And we won a few positions by doing, as we did, because the other was stuck, says Steiner for the Extra Magazine.
– You do not know in advance that there will also be a second safetycar. So Nico (Hülkenberg) was in the right place at the right time. He had a desperate need for fresh tyres, and then there comes a safetycar. Caused by who? Us!
– But such is racing.
A plastic bag in the Kevin Magnussens frontvinge later, and Haas left yet a race with empty pockets.
– I think we got the best out of what we have. We had two very bad races at Monza and Spa, where everyone could overtake us. Here we could fight.
– It is encouraging. But we are aware that the next race is not necessarily in the same way, says team head.
Already the next weekend to run in Russia. Here it was planned to use a kind of new hybrid of the Haas car, as mixing the different specifications, but reminds the most about the original car from Melbourne.
Romain Grosjean switched to the Saturday in Singapore, and from Sochi can Kevin Magnussen to do the same. The dane’s strong run does not make the situation easier.
– We have to analyze both of the cars, for Kevin was not slow. Right now the plan is to go back to the specification, as Romain used. But it has always been the plan, says Steiner.
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