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Actually, the choice of Grosjean meshes pretty well with Haas' stated desire of bringing on a driver experienced with the current iteration of F1 cars. So while Hulkenberg probably would have been a better choice, this isn't a bad one, I don't think.

I'd hoped that Rossi would find a spot at Haas. His wins at Spa and Monza were impressive and his F1 debut this past weekend went well, I thought. I've read that Mercedes-AMG may take on Manor as a junior team for next year, so perhaps that bodes well for Rossi, if he can manage to hang on with that team.

Meanwhile, there's so much going on! Will perennial whiners Red Bull get a full-spec Ferrari engine or will its owner grab his coat and exit? If he does, will he find buyers for either of his teams? And this: What of Ross Brawn? Is he still off fishing somewhere or is he plotting a return to F1? I hope the latter, but you never know. I found it odd that Haas didn't lure him to the company and instead, hired Gunther Steiner as team principal. Steiner didn't exactly cover himself with glory while he ran the Toyota F1 squad. But who knows?