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Haas seeking compensation from Sepang following Grosjean crash

Haas F1 Team Boss Guenther Steiner has confirmed that the team have decided to take things further in regards to the damage caused to the VF17 of Romain Grosjean, when he hit a drain cover that had come loose during the free practice 2 session, for the Malaysian Grand Prix. The Frenchman was lucky to escape uninjured, when his right rear tyre struck the dislodged cover, which became uprooted after Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team driver Valtteri Bottas had driven over it just moments earlier, causing Grosjean's tyre to shred into pieces unexpectedly. The Haas driver was launched into a spin at 170 mph, before hitting the barrier heavily at Turn 13, subjecting him to a 17 G...
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