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Perez handed three-place grid penalty for impeding Hulkenberg in F1 Australian GP qualifying

Qualifying is over but the starting grid wasn’t set in stone yet, as a driver was just awarded a three places  starting grid penalty following an incident during the earlier Q1. In a session featuring multiple drivers with lap times deleted due to track limits, and after some Formula 3 and Formula 2 races which…

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“Complete bullshit” — Komatsu strongly rejects Haas was unsporting with tactics in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Ayao Komatsu, the boss of Haas Formula 1, has called the team’s alleged “unsportsmanlike” behavior during the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix “complete bullshit.” Kevin Magnussen received a 10-second penalty for contact with Alex Albon at turn 4 on the restart, and he followed it up with another after passing Yuki Tsunoda off track at the…

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Hulkenberg claims Bearman now faces extra pressure for F2 success: “If he is not doing well there, the Jeddah race will be forgotten in two days”

Following a sensational F1 debut at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Oliver Bearman is a name on everyone’s lips as a potential regular starter on an F1 grid in 2025. Haas F1 Team could be the team that benefits from his talent. Although Nico Hulkenberg warns that there is now a lot more pressure on…

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Magnussen and Hulkenberg praise Komatsu for creating “very healthy” and “positive” atmosphere at Haas F1

The big shock on the team bosses’ side during the winter break was the decision of Gene Haas not to renew Guenther Steiner’s contract with the team. The Italian-American had been Team Principal of Haas from its first race in 2016 right through to the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Trackside Engineering Director Ayao Komatsu…

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Magnussen admits he needs to be “more on the ball” with car set-up “compromise” in F1 qualifying sessions

Haas F1 driver Kevin Magnussen admitted he needs to be more “on the ball” with his choices for car set-up going forward in the 2024 Formula 1 season, as he conceded he often trades too much qualifying pace in order to have a strong race car, leaving him trailing behind team-mate Nico Hulkenberg and on…

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Former Haas F1 Team Principal Guenther Steiner reflects on exit: “I can see that I stayed too long”

Former Haas F1 boss Guenther Steiner left the team abruptly in January after 10 years of working with the team, between setting up the squad and then as team principal from 2016 to 2023. After a disappointing finish to their 2023 where the team was last in the Constructors’ Championship, team owner Gene Haas decided…

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“Not how I want to go racing” — Williams F1 Team Principal Vowles on the tactics of Haas at Saudi Arabian GP

The 2024 season has underscored the intense competition among the bottom five teams, with a mere one-point difference separating sixth from 10th place in the standings. However, tensions flared as multiple team managers expressed disappointment over Kevin Magnussen deliberately slowing down Tsunoda, Albon, Ocon, Sargeant and Ricciardo after receiving two 10-second penalties during the race….

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Hulkenberg will “return the favour later in the season” to Magnussen as “great team effort” lands Haas a point in F1 Saudi Arabian GP

Nico Hulkenberg got Haas off and running in the 2024 season as he bagged a point for the team at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with a large bit of help coming from teammate Kevin Magnussen. The German driver was one of four not to pit behind the early Safety Car caused by Lance Stroll’s…

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Haas “suddenly needs to look at other things” to improve if encouraging F1 Bahrain GP concerning tyre wear continues — Magnussen

Haas’s Kevin Magnussen qualified in P15 for the Bahrain Grand Prix after being knocked out in Q2. Even though the Dane started from a lowly position, he had a decent race. The 31-year-old made up three places on the opening lap to run in 12th, and that is where he would finish. Speaking post-race, Magnussen…

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