Grosjean, who raced for Haas from their debut F1 season in 2016 via 2020, and was engineered by Komatsu on the crew, believes his former colleague and long-time good friend deserves all of the plaudits he has been receiving.
“I’m so pleased with Ayao and what he’s been doing with Haas, bringing the crew again to a significantly better stage – simply taking advantage of it and dealing as he does,” present IndyCar and endurance racer Grosjean instructed F1.com.
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“I used to be fortunate to know earlier than the official announcement [that Komatsu would become Haas’s team boss]; I obtained a textual content from Ayao. I instructed him that I used to be very pleased with him, very pleased with every thing he’s performed, and really glad for him.
“In fact, I didn’t know the way it was going to be turning out, nevertheless it’s unbelievable. It virtually makes me really feel like I wish to race for them once more!”
