Paul Jeffrey
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Haas F1 had another Australian disaster again this year, Romain Grosjean retiring his new black and gold car with a potential loose front wheel.. for the second year in a row.
Martin Brundle had a little joke with Gunther Steiner prior to the start of the Australian Grand Prix, asking the Haas F1 boss if his team have been practicing attaching all the wheels to their F1 car - a nod towards the disastrous 2018 double retirement for the American outfit. Sadly for the impressive US team, it looks like that practice hasn't quite paid off.
With both cars running well inside the points paying positions, Grosjean would be forced to lose time during the first pitstop sequence with an apparent problem on the front left side of the car - a problem that appeared to manifest itself in the worst possible way for the Frenchmen on the 31st lap, the wheel appearing to start to detach itself and force Grosjean into an early finish to his Grand Prix weekend.
Is it history repeating itself, or another problem altogether? Either way, a disappointing start to the season for Grosjeans side of the Haas F1 garage.
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