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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
Amazing. Does he have embarrassing photos of Gene Haas?
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On the surface I'd agree with you guys. But it would seem though that Grosjean is capable of serious speed on occasion (not when he's crashing in a wall or his teammate though MAG is also to blame), gets along well with Magnussen ( no mean feat), but also that his technical feedback is quite good.
He nailed this year's problem when he insisted they went back to the original australia spec car. The data was not showing it, Magnussen didn't have a clue which way the wind blew, but GRO turned out to be right.
Honestly, I'm not sure Hulk is THAT good anyway. Good for sure, but if he was as awesome and unlucky as some say, he wouldn't have been stuck at 2nd tier teams his entire career, nor did he shame any of his team mates like Perez ou RIC. I kinda like that HAAS rewarded loyalty, early results, and the guy that wasn't afraid to tell them the car was $hite and heading nowhere, at the risk of being seen as a whiner.
But yeah, surprising, in F1. And definitely his last chance. For sure he's had a lot more second chances than other drivers, there's got to be a reason we're not aware of (I heard it was his tech feedback and raw pace when all was well). With Hulk you never feel the guy is driving out of his skin or taking a chance, he seem content with a max of 5th place or something. Ok, so he probably asked for too much money ;-)