Red Bull and Haas Continue Surprising Form at Bahrain Grand Prix

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Published: April 3, 2016

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Formula One is too predictable these days, right? That has been a common complaint over the last two-plus seasons of Mercedes domination.

And that may be true at the top of the grid, which looks pretty much as expected so far in 2016: Mercedes are out in front, and Ferrari (when their cars are running) are a bit behind but clearly second-best.

If you look at the constructors' standings following Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, though, there are a couple surprises just below those top teams. Red Bull, expected to struggle with their TAG Heuer-badged Renault engines, are third and debutants Haas, the first brand-new team in six years, are fifth.

Given Red Bull's championship pedigree, Haas' performance is probably the bigger surprise.

Three new teams entered the sport in 2010 (only one, Manor, is left) and have combined for exactly one top-10 finish in the 117 grands prix since then. Romain Grosjean, in contrast, finished sixth for Haas on their debut at the Australian Grand Prix.

"This is a win for us!" he shouted over the team radio as the race ended. "This is a win!"

On Sunday in Bahrain, it would get even better. Grosjean parlayed a terrific start—where he jumped from ninth (or eighth, following Sebastian Vettel's parade lap breakdown) to sixth after the first corner—flawless strategy and some beautiful overtaking manoeuvres into a fifth-place finish.

"We've had two unbelievable races, but we have to keep our feet on earth," he said during a televised interview with Sky Sports after the chequered flag. "There is some more work we can do, but this is crazy."



Being an American team (more or less), there was plenty of hype surrounding Haas coming into the season. At the same time, expectations were tempered given the struggles of the last new teams to enter the sport.

But Haas arrived with a new approach: a close partnership with...
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