Throughout pre-season testing, the lid is supposed to be firmly kept on expectations. Not if you are Haas' title sponsors Rich Energy… The black and gold Haas VF19 finished the opening day of testing in P3, as Romain Grosjean recovered from an earlier on-track stoppage to post a 1:19.159. That was three tenths quicker than Max Verstappen in the car of a certain energy drinks rival and Rich Energy posted a celebratory tweet, which we hope was meant to have more than hint of sarcasm to it. A superb effort today in testing by @HaasF1Team & the tremendously talented @RGrosjean . Our 1st day in @F1 & we are faster than @redbullracing. Superior performance fuelled by @rich_energy...
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