Antonelli and Bearman to join Super Formula test Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman will take part in next week’s Super Formula test at Suzuka to help learn the track. Autosport · Dec 6, 2024
Haas was unaware of Alpine using Ocon release as leverage Haas boss Ayao Komatsu said he was completely in the dark about the way that Esteban Ocon's first run for his team in the post-season Abu Dhabi test was used as leverage against the French driver. Motorsport · Dec 5, 2024
Komatsu: "Everybody against" Audi F1 cost cap salary breaks for 2026 Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu reckons that "everybody" is against 2026's planned cost cap offset for Audi to account for Swiss wages, stating that it risks opening a can of worms. Motorsport · Nov 21, 2024
Komatsu: "Everybody against" Audi cost cap salary breaks for 2026 Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu reckons that "everybody" is against 2026's planned cost cap offset for Audi to account for Swiss wages, stating that it risks opening a can of worms. Autosport · Nov 21, 2024
Exclusive: Behind the scenes of the “critical” 150-minute test facing F1 mechanics every race Ahead of grand prix qualifying at every Formula 1 race, the mechanics across the grid must complete a task they just cannot get wrong. Motorsport · Nov 16, 2024
The positive for Haas F1 in Alpine's double podium sucker punch Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu revealed he "never expected" Alpine to secure its double podium in Brazil that vaulted it to sixth in the Formula 1 constructors' standings - but he pointed to the positive performance displayed by future driver Esteban Ocon. Autosport · Nov 11, 2024
The positive for Haas in Alpine's double podium sucker punch Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu revealed he "never expected" Alpine to secure its double podium in Brazil that vaulted it to sixth in the Formula 1 constructors' standings - but he pointed to the positive performance displayed by future driver Esteban Ocon. Motorsport · Nov 11, 2024
How the Brazilian GP was a baptism of fire for rookies The Brazilian GP’s sometimes near-aquaplaning conditions were a huge challenge for all Formula 1 drivers, but even more so for the most inexperienced ones on the grid. Autosport · Nov 10, 2024
Bearman explains early wake-up call for Haas stand-in drive Oliver Bearman revealed he was woken up on Friday morning with the call to replace Kevin Magnussen for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Autosport · Nov 2, 2024
Haas: "Many ways" Magnussen can still fit into F1 team in 2025 Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has offered suggestions to how Kevin Magnussen might work with the team in Formula 1 next year. Autosport · Nov 1, 2024
Explained: How the Haas-Toyota F1 alliance is actually going to work Haas’s new alliance with Toyota is a seismic moment in the short history of Formula 1’s youngest team. Autosport · Oct 11, 2024
Toyota insists "no plan" for F1 engine or works team return Toyota says an official Formula 1 return – either with an engine or its own team – is not on its radar, despite agreeing a tie-up with Haas. Motorsport · Oct 11, 2024
Toyota insists “no plan” for F1 engine or works team return Toyota says an official Formula 1 return – either with an engine or its own team – is not on its radar, despite agreeing a tie-up with Haas. Autosport · Oct 11, 2024
Haas F1 team agrees technical partnership with Toyota The Haas Formula 1 team has announced a technical partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing, the motorsport division of the Japanese manufacturer. Autosport · Oct 11, 2024
Autosport · Oct 8, 2024 The Bearman traits that have really impressed Haas Incoming Haas Formula 1 driver Ollie Bearman has already made important impressions on the American squad concerning his “maturity” and “ability to understand the bigger picture”.
Motorsport · Oct 3, 2024 The critical element Haas needed for Hulkenberg to crack an old F1 weakness Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says convincing Nico Hulkenberg to buy into a different approach to winter testing is behind their much-improved results in the 2024 Formula 1 season.
Autosport · Sep 16, 2024 Exclusive: Behind the scenes of Bearman's Haas F1 debut The day before Autosport sidled into the back of Haas's garage at the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Ollie Bearman had already made a point of getting to know all his mechanics working in this critical spot.
Motorsport · Sep 6, 2024 The blessing and curse in Bearman’s second 2024 substitute appearance One-time Formula 1 team-mates Ollie Bearman and Charles Leclerc share much common ground – beyond their shared experience racing Ferrari’s SF-24 around Jeddah’s high-speed city track blast.
Autosport · Sep 6, 2024 Bearman replaces banned Magnussen at Haas for Azerbaijan GP Oliver Bearman will get another chance to impress in a Formula 1 race after being called up by Haas as a replacement for Kevin Magnussen at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Motorsport · Aug 11, 2024 Why Haas is investing now with unprecedented recruiting spree Ayao Komatsu says Haas is currently enacting a recruitment drive “never seen before” in its Formula 1 history, after convincing owner Gene Haas and his key lieutenant to make fresh investment.
Autosport · Aug 11, 2024 Exclusive: Why Haas is investing now with unprecedented recruiting spree Ayao Komatsu says Haas is currently enacting a recruitment drive “never seen before” in its Formula 1 history, after convincing owner Gene Haas and his key lieutenant to make fresh investment.
Autosport · Aug 4, 2024 Haas avoided being "stupid or arrogant" with lowly F1 prediction Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has insisted his pre-season prediction that the team would be at the bottom of Formula 1's pecking order was not a deflection, and that any suggestion it could be better would have been "stupid or arrogant". Komatsu took the helm at the American-owned outfit following…
Motorsport · Aug 4, 2024 Haas avoided being "stupid or arrogant" with lowly F1 2024 prediction Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has insisted his pre-season prediction that the team would be at the bottom of Formula 1's pecking order was not a deflection, and that any suggestion it could be better would have been "stupid or arrogant".
Autosport · Jul 25, 2024 Ocon joins Haas for 2025 on multi-year F1 deal Esteban Ocon will race for Haas on a multi-year deal starting in the 2025 Formula 1 season, the American team announced on Thursday.
Autosport · Jul 25, 2024 Ben Hunt: Why Ocon will be a good fit for Haas In any walk of life, unwelcome reputations are tricky to shift. In Formula 1, they can be especially brutal. Look at Romain Grosjean being branded a "first-lap nutcase" by Mark Webber at the Japanese Grand Prix in 2012 after they made contact.