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Grosjean wins F1's first Driver of the Day award

Romain Grosjean has won F1's first official Driver of the Day fan vote for his sixth-place finish on Haas' debut at the Australian Grand Prix.

Grosjean, who started 19th, turned in a superb performance -- one aided by the red flag on lap 18 -- and stayed calm under pressure from Nico Hulkenberg and Valtteri Bottas in the closing laps. The red flag and restart effectively handed Grosjean a free pit stop, giving Haas the chance to bolt on a set of medium tyres to go to the end of the race but the subsequent drive showed exactly why the French driver is rated so highly within his new team.