Team Principal Ayao Komatsu has shared his thoughts on Haas’s driver line-up for the 2027 F1 season and the factors they are taking into account ahead of the final selection. Despite their strong start to the campaign, which saw Ollie Bearman secure a P5 finish at the Chinese GP, the Kannapolis-based outfit quickly faltered, leaving…
F1 drivers and teams have called for changes to the Madring layout after the inaugural 2026 Spanish GP showed the circuit’s lack of overtaking opportunities. The 5.4km Madrid street circuit produced just four overtakes from lights out to the chequered flag. However, this came as little surprise, as drivers expected overtaking to be difficult ahead…
Audi’s Nico Hülkenberg took his third points finish in four races with a 10th place finish at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP. After the race the German was satisfied with the car, but thought that they could have made more of its pace. “I think [there was] not much more in it today. Only if…
Haas left the 2026 F1 Italian GP without points after Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon finished P15 and P16 at Monza. Both drivers made strong starts and gained positions early on, but tyre management, a lack of race pace and the timing of the late Virtual Safety Car ultimately prevented them from making further progress….
While several special liveries were spotted on the track throughout the Barcelona shakedown week and pre-season testing in Bahrain, eleven F1 teams in 2026 will now introduce one-off designs during the 22-race season as well. F1 cars are built to leave an impression not only in the literal but also in the figurative sense. It’s…
Haas arrives at Monza for the 2026 F1 Italian GP to make up for a costly setback following a double DNF at the Dutch GP. The American-owned outfit is eyeing valuable performance gains by bringing a major upgrade package to the VF-26, repositioning itself as a contender in the highly anticipated midfield battle where they…
Esteban Ocon’s 2026 F1 Dutch GP took a frustrating turn at the restart. Race control placed him back behind Alexander Albon, despite his belief that he had legitimately overtaken the Williams driver before the red flag came out. Ocon called the rule governing track position at red flags outdated. A power unit failure then ended…
Haas Team Principal Ayao Komatsu and drivers Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon have opened up about the utility of the summer break, the challenges the Dutch GP weekend would pose, and their objectives for the second half of the 2026 F1 season. The American squad’s on-track showing has been pretty underwhelming for a while. The…
Haas F1 Team currently holds 7th place in the 2026 F1 Constructors’ Championship standings at Mid-Season mark, having scored 21 points through the first eleven rounds. While Haas was quick to score points early in the season, they’ve been equally quick to lose their momentum. Last season, Esteban Ocon had earned 23 points by the…
Haas’ struggles continued at the 2026 F1 Hungarian GP, with Team Principal Ayao Komatsu and the team still searching for answers as they try to understand the inconsistent performance of the VF-26. Heading into the summer break, both Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman extended their run of non-points scoring finishes in Budapest, capping off a…
