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F1: Grosjean eyes new life with Haas after final race with Lotus

Published Nov. 29, 2015 3:54 p.m. ET

Adam Cooper

Romain Grosjean ended his career at Lotus with a strong drive to ninth place in Abu Dhabi, after being forced to start at the back of the grid.

Grosjean says he'll miss his former team, but he's looking forward to his new life with Haas.

"I will miss the guys," Grosjean said. "I love them - I love working with them. It means a lot to me. It's something that you don't live every day in your life. I was lucky to have that - being an F1 driver in a team with such a strong spirit. On the other hand, there is this little flame looking forward to the next challenge, which I think can be something quite unique as well.

"It's a great adventure, and I'm very much looking forward to discovering more about America - about the culture. I already like the spirit of Gene [Haas] and the guys I met, and it's going to be great. I need to get my American up to speed, but I'm not worried. It's going to be fine in the winter."

In Abu Dhabi, the Frenchman qualified 15th after a problem in the second round of qualifying, but then went to the back to 18th because of a gearbox change penalty.

"It was a good race - a tough one," Grosjean added. "But, we knew if we had a good strategy we could do something nice. The last stint was the key one. I really enjoyed driving the car, after a very difficult weekend we did manage to set it up well and go for a good result."

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