With F1 bidding farewell to the ground effect regulations, which came into effect in 2022 and ended in 2025, let's see where each team has landed in Pit Debrief’s end-of-era rankings
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Ranking every F1 team from worst to best at the end of ground effect era

Now that F1 has bid farewell to the ground effect regulations, which came into effect in 2022, let’s delve into how the current grid has fared over the course of the last four seasons with Pit Debrief’s end-of-era rankings. While the usual suspects like Red Bull and McLaren jousted for the top position in our…

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Haas' Esteban Ocon in the paddock during the F1 Sao Paulo GP weekend. He finished 15th in points in 2025.
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Ocon reflects on overcoming difficult moments with Haas in 2025 F1 season

Esteban Ocon’s first year with Haas was an up-and-down 2025 F1 season that saw him ultimately place 15th in the Drivers’ Championship. In assessing this most recent campaign, he emphasized team unity as a major factor in the successes that they have had. Ocon and Haas ”all working together” through 2025 F1 season “I think…

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All 22 drivers have confirmed their race numbers for the 2026 F1 season, including Lando Norris, who will start using the number 1 after beating Max Verstappen and winning his maiden title
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All the 2026 F1 driver numbers confirmed in full and the stories behind them

With the 2026 season already on the horizon, the driver numbers have been confirmed for what is undoubtedly going to be another exciting campaign of F1 action as all-new technical regulations come into effect and an additional team joins the grid.  Now that the sport has crowned a new drivers’ champion for the first time…

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Esteban Ocon put in a fine qualifying performance to start P8 for Sunday's F1 Abu Dhabi GP. It's only his third Q3 appearance in a Grand Prix qualifying session this year.
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Ocon qualifies P8 for F1 Abu Dhabi GP, relieved to find feeling with VF-25 after huge struggles

Esteban Ocon put in a fine qualifying performance to start P8 for Sunday’s F1 Abu Dhabi GP. It’s only his third Q3 appearance in a Grand Prix qualifying session this year. The last one was in Monaco. Huge changes overnight lead to a massive turnaround for Esteban Ocon in F1 Abu Dhabi GP qualifying Following…

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Haas 1 Team announced extension of partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR), with TGR becoming a title sponsor in 2026.
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Haas F1 Team announces Title Partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing starting in 2026

Haas F1 Team announced that it will be extending its existing partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR), with the Japanese outfit becoming a title sponsor. The team will head into the 2026 F1 season as TGR Haas F1 Team. Haas and Toyota entered a technical partnership in October of last year, which allowed Haas to…

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A harsh start penalty, minimal movement on the grid and lack of race pace combined to derail Ocon’s Qatar GP and dent Haas’s late-season hopes
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Ocon reflects on penalty that “completely killed” his F1 Qatar GP

Esteban Ocon endured a bruising night at the F1 Qatar GP, his race unravelling almost as soon as it began. He picked up a five-second penalty for a suspected false start and served it under the early safety car, losing crucial track position just as the field condensed. From there, he slipped out of contention,…

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Bearman reflects on lost points at the Qatar GP after a botched pit stop and unsafe-release penalty, as Haas’ three-way Constructors’ fight tightens.
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Ollie Bearman reflects on the loss of valuable points after penalty at F1 Qatar GP

Haas driver Ollie Bearman’s 2025 F1 Qatar GP ended in disappointment after a pit stop error and subsequent unsafe-release penalty derailed his chances of scoring any points. Having run inside the top ten and on course for another valuable point or points in the midfield battle, the rookie found his evening unravel in a matter…

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