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Why Haas F1 drivers aren't allowed to copy Verstappen

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen provoked rampant intrigue in the motorsport community last weekend when he drove a Ferrari – of all things – in a test at the Nurburgring Norschleife. Now, Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu says his team’s driver’s won’t be following the Red Bull racer's example.

Autosport

Here's why Haas would stop its F1 drivers from copying Max Verstappen

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen provoked rampant intrigue in the motorsport community last weekend when he drove a Ferrari – of all things – in a test at the Nurburgring Norschleife. However, Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu says his team’s driver’s won’t be following the Red Bull racer's example.

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The surprise factor holding Haas F1 team back at race weekends

“Until we start running, it’s pretty nerve-wracking – that’s the honest answer.” Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu was typically frank when asked in Miami about the squad’s progress in understanding the instability that plagues its car in high-speed corners. The team fast-tracked some experimental floor tweaks for the Japanese Grand Prix weekend,…

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How the F1 rookies have fared after five rounds of 2025

If 2025 was supposed to be a learning year for Andrea Kimi Antonelli before firing on full cylinders when Formula 1's new regulations come online, then the 18-year-old has definitely been drinking from a firehose of information over the past five grands prix, trading more messy weekends with races where…

Autosport

Five races in: How the F1 rookies are faring in 2025

If 2025 was supposed to be a learning year for Antonelli before firing on full cylinders when F1's new regulations come online, then the 18-year-old has definitely been drinking from a firehose of information over the past five races, trading more messy weekends with races where he has shown his…

Motorsport

How strategy played into Haas' incredibly successful Bahrain weekend

An emotional Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu explains how Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman both pulled off a Bahrain Grand Prix comeback race

Motorsport

How an aggressive Haas F1 produced a double-points Bahrain Grand Prix

While the previous week's Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka was very much a qualifying race, Bahrain's high degradation contest offered a better spectacle and with it more opportunities for midfield teams to make something happen.

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How does the current F1 2025 pecking order compare to pre-season?

Straight after pre-season testing for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Motorsport.com predicted the team pecking order for the forthcoming campaign - naturally accounting for the usual obfuscations that the annual pre-season running often provides.

Motorsport

Comparing F1's pre-season pecking order to the first three races of 2025

Straight after pre-season testing for the 2025 Formula 1 season, Autosport predicted the team pecking order for the forthcoming campaign - naturally accounting for the usual obfuscations that the annual pre-season running often provides.

Autosport

How Bearman's Japanese GP performance demonstrated why Haas signed him

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has praised the maturity shown by Oliver Bearman both on and off the track after the Formula 1 rookie sealed a top-10 finish in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.

Autosport

Bearman has proven he’s not just a fast driver – Haas

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has praised the maturity shown by Oliver Bearman both on and off the track after the Formula 1 rookie sealed a top 10 finish in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix.

Motorsport

Haas poach F1 driver from Alpine in surprise move ahead of Bahrain GP

American-owned team Haas have added a driver to their roster for the 2025 F1 season

The Independent UK

Bearman and Komatsu taken aback by top-10 qualifying at F1 Japanese GP

Oliver Bearman admitted he did not expect to get out of the first qualifying session for the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix before putting his Haas 10th on the grid.

Autosport

Bearman and Komatsu surprised by Haas qualifying pace at F1 Japanese GP

Oliver Bearman admitted he did not expect to get out of the first qualifying session for the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix before putting his Haas 10th on the grid.

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Haas looks to fix aero issues with fast-tracked floor update

Haas has introduced a small upgrade to its VF-25 Formula 1 car's floor for the Japanese Grand Prix in a bid to solve its aero oscillation issue in high-speed corners, which emerged at the Melbourne season opener.

Motorsport

Haas fast-tracks floor update for F1 Japanese GP to fix aero issues

Motorsport

Interview: Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu as you've never known him

“I’ll probably go tonight.” Ayao Komatsu glances at his watch as we sit down in the Haas hospitality suite at the Shanghai circuit. “There’s a new place about half an hour from the hotel. It’s a new climbing gym, apparently. My good friend is a climbing coach and he happens…

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Race our writers! – Haas amasses points for new F1 Fantasy leader

After Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu admitted the team was off the pace in Australia, he conceded it may take time to correct early-season issues affecting its cars.

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Haas bounces back from "shock" opening race, but F1 car problems not solved

Haas Formula 1 boss Ayao Komatsu has hailed the “amazing reaction” from his team to recover from a disastrous Australian weekend and achieve a double top-10 Chinese Grand Prix finish.

Autosport

Haas boss hails "amazing reaction" to secure double points in China

Haas Formula 1 boss Ayao Komatsu has hailed the “amazing reaction” from his team to recover from a disastrous Australian weekend to achieve a double top-10 Chinese Grand Prix finish.

Autosport

Inside the aero problems that will keep Haas near the back of the F1 field

The usual caveats applied when it came to Haas' pre-season testing pace - or so it seemed at the time. After it spent last year's Formula 1 test in Bahrain doing nothing except running at full fuel loads to quell its greedy streak with tyres, Haas rocked up in the…

Motorsport

Komatsu feared "something was broken" on Haas F1 car amid "severe" issue

Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu admitted he thought something was broken when his Formula 1 outfit logged its initial FP1 laps at the Australian Grand Prix, and doesn't expect an immediate fix to its high-speed corner problems.

Autosport

Bearman rues Australian GP FP1 crash: "Too much, too soon"

Oliver Bearman apologised to his Haas mechanics after a crash during first practice for the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix saw the British rookie forced to sit out the second hour on Friday.

Motorsport

“Too much, too soon” – Bearman rues Melbourne FP1 crash

Oliver Bearman apologised to his Haas mechanics after a crash during first practice for the F1 Australian Grand Prix saw the British rookie forced to sit out the second hour on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Formula One 2025: team-by-team guide to the cars and drivers

Verstappen is under pressure from a revitalised Hamilton at Ferrari with McLaren’s Norris set to challenge from the off

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