Lotus driver Romain Grosjean is ready to move to the new US-based Haas team next season. Sources near the Franco-Swiss say Grosjean has effectively made his brain up to switch in spite of the normal looming takeover of Lotus by Renault. His switch would leave an opportunity at Lotus/Renault close by Pastor Maldonado, whose new arrangement was declared on Sunday. Contenders for the seat incorporate ex-Toro Rosso driver Jean-Eric Vergne. What’s more, McLaren store Kevin Magnussen is likewise in the running. Magnussen, who raced in F1 for McLaren last season, could be drafted in again if Jenson Button chooses to resign toward the year’s end. Power India driver Sergio Perez has likewise been said regarding a change to Renault notwithstanding the way that the Mexican and his ebb and flow team say it is just a matter of time before he is affirmed close by team-mate Nico Hulkenberg for 2016.
Renault Sport boss Cyril Abiteboul dropped a substantial clue on Sunday night after the Singapore Grand Prix that the French car monster had not possessed the capacity to secure Grosjean’s mark. On talking with French television station Canal Plus, Abiteoul said, “It’s a shame we couldn’t talk about it, but we maybe were not ready in time. It’s all about timing.
“Romain is a great driver, he deserves a great team. There’s no national bias, we wouldn’t stay in Formula 1 for a particular country or region.
“Renault is an international brand, especially in countries like China and in south-east Asia. But we’re on a project which necessarily needs a little French touch. There are young Frenchmen pushing, so I’m not worried.”
It is a surprising move to leave a set up team with an effective history for a start-up, yet Grosjean trusts moving to Haas will give him an in number possibility of taking Kimi Raikkonen’s seat at Ferrari in 2017. Haas have close connections with Ferrari and Raikkonen is out of agreement toward the end of one year from now. Alternate Haas seat is relied upon to be taken by previous Sauber driver Esteban Gutierrez, who is Ferrari’s store driver this year. Haas have expressed that either Gutierrez or Ferrari advancement driver Vergne will get one of the seats, in yielding to their Ferrari joins. The new team is purchasing the same number of parts from Ferrari for their new car as is permitted under the regulations, doing just the body and streamlined surfaces themselves.
