All articles tagged with #haas
Kaylee Countryman, a 15-year-old American racer from Arizona, has been announced as a driver for Haas in the 2026 F1 ACADEMY season, driving for ART Grand Prix, while also competing in the USF2000 Championship, marking a significant step in her racing career.
The Spa F1 sprint race was largely uneventful with Verstappen winning and few overtakes, while Ferrari and Piastri faced disappointments. Haas and Sainz had notable performances, and Alpine missed opportunities, highlighting a mixed bag of results and ongoing team struggles.
Esteban Ocon and Ryo Hirakawa will drive for Haas in the end-of-season Formula 1 test in Abu Dhabi. Ocon, released by Alpine, will join Haas early, while Hirakawa, a Toyota WEC driver, benefits from Haas's technical partnership with Toyota. Hirakawa will also participate in FP1 for McLaren, as part of their driver development program. Meanwhile, Williams will give young driver mileage to Luke Browning, a Formula 3 standout.
Esteban Ocon's departure from Alpine has sparked speculation about his next move in Formula 1. Potential options include joining Haas, where he could replace Kevin Magnussen, or Sauber/Audi, depending on Carlos Sainz's decision. A move to Mercedes is a long shot but possible if their young driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli isn't ready. Ocon aims to secure a seat early to avoid a repeat of his 2019 sidelining.
The Monaco Grand Prix began with chaos as multiple incidents on the first lap led to a red flag, involving crashes between Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, McLaren's Oscar Piastri, Red Bull's Sergio Perez, and both Haas cars. The crashes resulted in four drivers — Perez, Magnussen, Hulkenberg, and Ocon — being out of the race, highlighting the safety of modern Formula 1 cars.
The Monaco Grand Prix was suspended on the first lap after a major crash involving Sergio Pérez and both Haas drivers, Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hülkenberg. All three drivers were unhurt, but their cars were too damaged to continue. The race restarted from a standing grid, with no further investigation into the incident.
Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg have been disqualified from the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix qualifying due to a DRS infringement on their cars' rear wings. Despite the team's admission of an inadvertent error and no performance advantage, both drivers will start from the back of the grid.
Haas has unveiled digital renders of their 2024 Formula 1 challenger, the VF-24, featuring an evolution of their traditional black, red, and white livery. The real car will be revealed during a shakedown at Silverstone on February 11, with Nico Hulkenberg behind the wheel. The team's new season will be without Guenther Steiner at the helm, as Ayao Komatsu takes over, expressing realistic expectations for the VF-24's performance. Haas aims to improve on their last place finish in the 2023 constructors' championship and will conduct a second shakedown in Bahrain before pre-season testing begins on February 21.
Haas F1 Team has unveiled its 2024 car, the VF-24, through digital renders ahead of its shakedown at Silverstone, with new team principal Ayao Komatsu expressing realistic expectations for the car's performance. The VF-24 is an evolution of last season's car, featuring a predominantly black livery, and is seen as a platform for progress rather than a radical departure. With Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen as drivers, the team aims to measure improvements throughout the season after finishing at the bottom of the constructors' championship last year.
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner, known for his charismatic and colorful personality, has been replaced by former director of engineering Ayao Komatsu after 10 years in charge. Despite Steiner's popularity and success in recruiting the team's title sponsor, MoneyGram, the decision was made due to the team's underperformance, finishing bottom in the constructors' championship last year. Steiner's blunt outspoken attitude and limited budget success were admired, but the team's inability to develop their own direction for the car has been a repeated setback. Komatsu will focus on the team's performance with a new role being created to handle non-competitive management.
Guenther Steiner is out as Haas F1 team principal after a poor 2023 season, with owner Gene Haas opting not to renew his contract. Ayao Komatsu will take over as team principal, focusing on improving on-track performance and maximizing the team's potential through employee empowerment and efficiency. Steiner's departure follows tension with Haas over the team's technical direction and investment, while Komatsu aims to lead the team to improved results with the support of the organization and partners.
The FIA has been criticized by F1 stewards for its "inability" to enforce track limits during the United States Grand Prix. Haas had launched a protest after identifying cases of track limit breaches by other drivers that were not penalized during the race. Although the protest was thrown out, the stewards acknowledged the FIA's failings in uniformly upholding track limit standards and recommended a rapid solution to prevent further occurrences. The issue of track limits has been a recurring problem throughout the season, with the FIA identifying over 1200 possible cases of breaches during the Austrian GP. Solutions such as gravel traps and modified white lines have been implemented, but further improvements are needed before the 2024 season.
Kevin Magnussen's heavy crash during the F1 Mexico GP was triggered by overheating brakes, causing a suspected left rear track rod failure. The high temperatures in Mexico led to the brake temperatures getting too high as Magnussen defended against Logan Sargeant. The crash resulted in damage to the barriers and a red flag. The team confirmed that it was a heat issue from the brakes that caused the suspension failure. Despite the extensive damage, the team has enough parts for the rest of the season. Magnussen picked up a minor hand injury but was otherwise unharmed.
Haas has announced that it will retain its current driver pairing of Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg for the 2024 Formula 1 season. Despite their current positions in the drivers' standings, Haas believes that the duo has provided valuable feedback and has shown promise. The team aims to address its issues and develop a car capable of consistent point-scoring performances. The length of the drivers' contracts was not disclosed, but both Magnussen and Hulkenberg expressed their happiness in continuing with the team.
Haas hopes to solve its race tyre wear issues by introducing a new pitot static sensor on the VF-23 car, aiming to gather data that will help analyze and improve its performance. The team believes that the current problem is more fundamental than just set-up and is exacerbated when running in traffic or on bumpy tracks. Haas drivers, Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen, have called for a longer-term strategy to address the issue, as the car's operating window is narrow and its performance fluctuates throughout the weekend.