{"id":3616,"date":"2018-03-16T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=3616"},"modified":"2018-03-16T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T18:00:00","slug":"the-grosjean-vs-magnussen-battle-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2018\/03\/16\/the-grosjean-vs-magnussen-battle-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grosjean vs Magnussen Battle in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Haas F1<\/strong> will be starting their third year in <strong>Formula 1<\/strong> in 2018. For the first time in their short stint in F1, they will have a repeat driver lineup. The Haas driver duo will be <strong>Romain Grosjean<\/strong> from France and <strong>Kevin Magnussen<\/strong> from Denmark. How did these two measure up compared to each other in 2017? Let&#8217;s compare Grosjean vs Magnussen.<\/p>\n<h1>Let&#8217;s Compare Grosjean vs Magnussen<\/h1>\n<h2>Points Comparison<\/h2>\n<p>Last season Haas got lucky with <strong>Sauber<\/strong> underperforming for many reasons and <strong>McLaren-Honda<\/strong> having horrible reliability and performance issues. The Haas team found themselves having recurring problems with the car carried over from the previous season.<\/p>\n<p>For the longest time, they had problems with the brakes and that was evident from Grosjean voicing his concerns over the radio all season long. Magnussen however just kept silent and tried to stay confident throughout the year. He has stated multiple times that he loves working with the Haas team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Productive day behind the wheel of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VF18?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#VF18<\/a> yesterday \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xYIFnCVsxx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/xYIFnCVsxx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Magnussen (@KevinMagnussen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinMagnussen\/status\/971314294506819587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 7, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although<strong> Haas F1 <\/strong>team suffered problems all season, they still managed to gain 47 points to finish eighth in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2018\/01\/14\/formula-1-2017-review-of-the-bottom-5-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Constructors&#8217; Championship<\/strong><\/a> in 2017. Coincidentally, both drivers finished next to each other at the end of the season. Grosjean gained 28 points and Magnussen scored 19 points to finish 13th and 14th respectively in the drivers&#8217; championship. In the end, Grosjean got the better of Magnussen in his first year with the team. But was he truly better?<\/p>\n<h2>Reliability Problems<\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to comparing the drivers, you have to look at both qualifying and race results. Ultimately though, qualifying doesn\u2019t give you points. Grosjean outperformed Magnussen when it came down to qualifying. In race results, however, Magnussen outperformed Grosjean when it came down to finishing races.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Grosjean gained more points for the team, but Haas suffered from reliability problems throughout the year. So much reliability problems that their car didn\u2019t finish eight times out of twenty races. Magnussen suffered the most from these reliability problems, not finishing five races while Grosjean didn\u2019t finish three races. Grosjean had more opportunities to finish in the points than Magnussen.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Felt good out there. Can&#39;t wait to be back on the car on Wednesday \ud83e\udd19<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/r8g?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#r8g<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/f1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#f1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HaasF1Team?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@HaasF1Team<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i1cn0Itpze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/i1cn0Itpze<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Romain Grosjean (@RGrosjean) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RGrosjean\/status\/968215542191591424?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Also, after the Malaysian Grand Prix, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2017\/09\/01\/2304\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Haas<\/a><\/strong> stopped developing their car to focus on 2018. This hindered their ability to gain solid points near the tail end of the year. The car was so bad near the end of the year that Grosjean almost looked like he didn\u2019t want to be in the car at all. The Frenchman made some harsh comments over the radio at the end of the United States Grand Prix, Haas\u2019s home Grand Prix!<\/p>\n<p>Comparing the two drivers when both finished the race, Magnussen edges out Grosjean in this category. The Dane has the best race results over Grosjean in this instance. Magnussen outperformed Grosjean seven times and Grosjean only outperformed Magnussen six times when they both finished a race.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That\u2019s it for my pre season testing and tomorrow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RGrosjean?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RGrosjean<\/a> is back in the car for the final testing day. This week has been good and we\u2019ve come a long way. Now I\u2019m counting the days until Oz \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/F1Testing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#F1Testing<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KM20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#KM20<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6uiE8hcSUP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6uiE8hcSUP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Magnussen (@KevinMagnussen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinMagnussen\/status\/971850047208947713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 8, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Preview of the battle in 2018<\/h2>\n<p>So who will outperform whom in 2018? If they both can finish the bulk of the races, all signs point to Magnussen getting the better of Grosjean. Even with Grosjean out qualifying Magnussen, Magnussen has proven to possibly be the better of the two drivers in the race.<\/p>\n<p>If Magnussen didn\u2019t have so many problems with his car, he could have easily been the main points collector for the team. Hopefully, Haas can come into 2018 strong on performance and also have both their cars finish the race. This will give both their drivers equal opportunity to compete with one another. 2018 will be Haas\u2019s third year in F1, and hopefully the old clich\u00e9 comes true. \u201cThird time lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/grandprixrankings.com\/compare\/2017-f1\/grosjean-versus-magnussen\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/grandprixrankings.com\/compare\/2017-f1\/grosjean-versus-magnussen\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAIN PHOTO:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a id=\"mFvK8PZ9TAxzlWSPzptyng\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.in\/detail\/924606808\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'mFvK8PZ9TAxzlWSPzptyng',sig:'Y_opu_VNR2s_AHrVVdtQZDhQCn2GklYfLWb7E3bUO8I=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'924606808',caption: true ,tld:'in',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haas F1 will be starting their third year in Formula 1 in 2018. For the first time in their short stint in F1, they will have a repeat driver lineup. The Haas driver duo will be Romain Grosjean from France and Kevin Magnussen from Denmark. How did these two measure up compared to each other in 2017? 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