MELBOURNE, Australia -- Twelve months ago Haas left the season-opening Australian Grand Prix distraught after suffering a double DNF and failing to capitalise on their best ever qualifying performance.
Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean were running in P4 and P5 respectively before a pair of botched tyre changes in successive laps saw them grind to a halt on track. Incredibly, both cars had an issue with the left rear tyre and in the blink of an eye, 22 championship points -- which ultimately would have been enough to promote the team to fourth in the constructors' championship, ahead of Renault -- vanished before them.