5 Predictions for 2019 Russian Grand Prix

Grosjean fails to collect a point despite strong qualifying result

F1 Grand Prix of Russia - Grojean will find it tough to end inside the top-10

Romain Grosjean of Haas has hardly been a stranger to criticism this season, a year where he has clearly struggled with car control and hence, collecting some useful points for his team.

This is an outfit, that one must remember, has reposed its faith in the abilities of the experienced driver, retaining him for the 2020 season.

But truth be told, one can't really think of another drive of the class of the one he delivered at the German Grand Prix, where the experienced Swiss-French driver went on to score a handy P7 under intense rains driving well enough during the climactic moments of the race.

Grosjean's score-card, since the German Grand Prix has wielded DNFs and no points finish consistently. He hasn't made it to the points once until Singapore, although he'd love to bag a different outcome at Sochi where he starts from eighth on the grid.

But on the race-day, Grosjean will find it hard to tackle the contest posed by two strong midfielders- the likes of McLaren and Renault comfortably up in his front. That Verstappen will be hot on his heels, beginning from ninth will make Grosjean's life even more difficult to collect useful points for Haas.