Haas F1 team celebrates 100th Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi

The Haas F1 team Celebrate a hundred grand prix in this weekend Abu Dhabi, and Guenther Steiner says it’s worth celebrating in a very difficult year for the American outfit.

After her debut in 2016 Australian Grand PrixThe team has seen many ups and downs over the past five years, and Steiner is proud to have reached a hundred races where other new teams failed to match that number.

The team boss also thanks the services of both Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussenwho will both be leaving the team after this weekend Abu Dhabi Grand Prixalthough the former is not racing Yas Marina Circuit as he continues his recovery from his horror accident in the United States Bahrain Grand Prix Last month.

“First of all, I would like to thank everyone who made it possible for us to achieve 100 Grand Prix,” said Steiner. “If you think back five years when you start – you never think you’re going to celebrate anything, but when you hit 100 Grand Prix I think it’s worth celebrating.

“Not many of the start-up teams in the last 10 or 20 years have made it to this number. I would also like to express my thanks to Gene (Haas) for making this happen. I am very proud that we achieved the mark and I am very proud of us as a team.

“My thanks also go to our drivers. Romain (Grosjean) unfortunately had to leave two Grand Prix prematurely because of his incident in Bahrain, for which we were grateful for the result, and Kevin (Magnussen) has been with us for the last four years and has made a significant contribution to the growth of the team.

“I want to wish him the best of luck for the future. Both will be remembered as part of the founding members of Haas F1. ”

“It’s been a really enjoyable four years for me with the Haas F1 Team” – Kevin Magnussen

Magnussen will leave Formula 1 and race at the end of the season Chip Ganassi Racing by doing IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2021, and thanked the entire Haas team for the past four years.

He admits that past seasons have not been the best and there have been very few opportunities to score as the Dane has only got one point up to 2020.

“It’s been a really enjoyable four years for me with the Haas F1 Team,” said Magnussen. “I appreciated the support the team showed me during this time.

“I would like to thank Günther (Steiner) and Gene (Haas) for giving me the opportunity and showing me their commitment right from the start. We have achieved a lot.

“Obviously the last two seasons have been quite frustrating, but overall, if you look at the four years, we’ve had some great results. I wish the team all the best for the future. “

Kevin Magnussen will be driving for Haas for the last time this weekend – Photo credit: Andy Hone / LAT Images