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FOUND: 2 - What They Never Told You

From Tokyo to Coventry: Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu on his journey to F1’s ‘piranha club’

EXCLUSIVE: The Japanese engineer by trade is leading a team currently positioned above Max Verstappen’s Red Bull. He speaks to Kieran Jackson, ahead of his home race in Suzuka, about his road to the top-table, ignoring Drive to Survive and why Ollie Bearman ‘has no ceiling at all’

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Audi F1 engine earns praise from competition: It's "very, very good"

The German marque is making its F1 debut this year and has been competitive from the off

Motorsport

Why Bearman believes Haas has "great baseline" with F1 2026 race pace

The F1 sophomore is comfortably fifth in the standings, but admits that Haas “needs to keep working” on its 2026 challenger

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Oliver Bearman: Haas has "great baseline" with F1 2026 race pace

The F1 sophomore is comfortably fifth in the standings, but admits that Haas “needs to keep working” on its 2026 challenger

Motorsport

Haas the biggest surprise of the early F1 races? “We've beaten Red Bull on merit”

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu is impressed by the race pace shown by Oliver Bearman in China, and believes Haas was the fourth-fastest team in Shanghai based on pure pace

Motorsport

F1 teams need decision on Middle Eastern rounds "this week", says Ayao Komatsu

F1 is scheduled to hold the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian grands prix next month, but they are at doubt due to the ongoing Iran war

Motorsport

Ayao Komatsu: F1 needs "about five races" to make changes to 2026 rules

The new-for-2026 F1 regulations have been widely debated

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Who is taking the initiative in solving F1's start problem?

Franco Colapinto's reflexes averted a potential catastrophe on the start line in Melbourne last weekend. The technical reasons for F1's starting issues are known and understood, but politics stands in the way of the most sensible fix

Autosport

F1 warned of “potential for disaster” with 2026 cars in Australian GP qualifying

Several paddock figures tipped traffic management to be “very difficult” in qualifying as energy management takes prominence in F1

Motorsport

The qualifying challenge and chaos teams face at Australian GP's Albert Park

The Australian GP offers the first litmus test for F1's new rules - but qualifying will be a struggle, owing to the Albert Park circuit's nature

Autosport

Fred Vasseur surprised by F1 2026 starting procedure complaints: "It was known for a long time"

Ferrari's 2026 powertrain was designed to contend with 'normal' F1 starts, under the assumption the starting procedures would not be changed

Motorsport

Why Vasseur was surprised by F1 2026 starting procedure complaints

Ferrari's 2026 powertrain was designed to contend with 'normal' F1 starts, under the assumption the starting procedures would not be changed

Autosport

Five drivers with a point to prove in F1 2026

These are the drivers who need to impress in this year's pivotal F1 campaign

Autosport

"This is the American dream": Inside Haas’ shock F1 debut 10 years on

As Cadillac prepares to start its F1 journey, the last brand-new team in the series was also an American entry. Built in the wake of the failures of many other teams in previous years, Haas chose a different path to attack F1 – in close alliance with Ferrari – and…

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Ollie Bearman warns Chinese sprint race is "optimistic" as F1 grid adjusts to new rules

Oliver Bearman and Haas boss Ayao Komatsu say the Chinese sprint race will be a “huge challenge” under F1’s new 2026 rules

Autosport

The unexpected factor that makes F1 qualifying more complicated in 2026

Alongside race starts and energy management, Pirelli has identified another challenge for F1 2026: preparing a qualifying lap will become more complex than before

Motorsport

Esteban Ocon responds to Ayao Komatsu's F1 2025 season review

Komatsu recently discussed Ocon's disappointing debut year with Haas in 2025, saying he 'expected more' from the F1 race winner

Motorsport

The undisclosed aftermath of Romain Grosjean’s infamous Suzuka F1 clash

Romain Grosjean's clash with Mark Webber in the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix was a defining moment of his Formula 1 career, which his race engineer Ayao Komatsu would have handled differently with hindsight

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Komatsu: "Nobody's satisfied" with Ocon's F1 2025 - but not all his fault

Team boss Ayao Komatsu expected better from his lead driver in 2025, but reaffirmed his confidence in the Frenchman

Motorsport

“We expected more” from Esteban Ocon – Haas

Team boss Ayao Komatsu expected better from his lead driver in 2025, but reaffirmed his confidence in the Frenchman

Autosport

The balancing act the new F1 cars will expose in qualifying

Optimising energy deployment will be a vital part of the new era of Formula 1, one that could see drivers exposed if they fail to get it right in qualifying

Autosport

Haas has tried to leave "door open" for F1 2026 development trends - Komatsu

Haas is confident in its VF-26's aero solutions - but has given itself room to develop should one team steal an early march in F1's 2026 season

Motorsport

Why Ayao Komatsu almost walked away from Haas F1 in 2023

Haas F1 team principal Ayao Komatsu has revealed he was close to quitting during the team's difficult 2023 season before staying on, replacing Guenther Steiner

Motorsport

“He cannot be alive”: Ayao Komatsu relives the moment Romain Grosjean crashed

The Haas boss recalled the “eternity” he lived through on the pitwall as he saw his driver's car engulfed in a fireball

Motorsport

Haas working to solve “more serious” reliability issue uncovered at Barcelona F1 test

The American team ran on Wednesday at the closed-door shakedown, but its running was limited due to two issues

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