Haas F1 driver Romain Grosjean started from 10th on the grid in the British Grand Prix on Sunday and made his pit stop on lap 23, swapping the supersoft tyres he started the race with for a new set of softs, dropping him to 15th place in the process.
But on lap 43, Grosjean was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop after contact from the Sauber of Marcus Ericsson in turn six damaged the right-rear tire of his Haas VF-17.
With a new set of supersofts, Grosjean came out of the pits in 13th place where he stayed until the end of the race.
"Tough day in the office," he said. "We didn't have much pace today with either tire. I got stuck in traffic initially, which killed the supersoft. I pitted for the softs, and again, traffic all the way."
"We tried a gamble at the end putting new supersofts on, hoping that something would happen at the front, but nothing did. We just need to understand why our race pace wasn't as good as it was in qualifying and go from there.”
