Finally a return to the points for Haas at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix?

After a double retirement in Monaco, accident for Mick Schumacher and mechanical problems for Kevin Magnussen, Haas must raise its head in Baku. At the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, the American team intends to end its series of three finishes outside the points. The season had started well for Günther Steiner's gang with the 15 points scored by Kevin Magnussen in 4 Grands Prix, i.e. 15 more than in the entire 2021 season for Haas...

With their VF-22, the team located in 8th position in the manufacturers' standings hopes to take advantage of the very long straight and the DRS to carry out numerous overtakes. “ We know that the DRS this year is not as powerful as before, but I am sure that with the cars that are able to follow each other more closely, we will be able to arrive or stay closer to the front car in the last part of the track. So maybe we won't need DRS anymore to overtake before the first turn » analysis Mick Schumacher.

Haas has regained competitiveness this year and Kevin Magnussen will try to beat his best performance in Azerbaijan obtained in 2017 with a 7th place. “ I hope it will be good with long straight lines, underlines the Dane. We have a good engine Ferrari, so I don't foresee any problems. It's a power-focused circuit with all these long straights. »

Objective no damage for Haas

With the winding part of the route in the old city of Baku, errors and accidents can be numerous. “ There is always a lot of action in Baku, there is a high risk of skiing and yellow flags, safety cars, etc. Historically there have been a lot of safety cars and red flags. It always feels like there are more opportunities in Baku than in a normal race », explains Kevin Magnussen.

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With the Canadian Grand Prix looming on June 19, the objective for the two Haas drivers will also be to bring their cars back into good condition at the end of the Azeri event. “ The challenges are that you go from one continent to another, it's a long journey and the team works very hard to do everything, explains Günther Steiner, the main team asked about the layout of the 2022 calendar. It's a challenge because they (mechanics, engineers, drivers, etc.) only have a few days to prepare and leave for the next race. If you have damage to the car it becomes more difficult, so we hope not to have any damage in Baku. » A remark which is addressed even more to its young German driver who experienced a complicated race in Monaco with a car smashed in two and repair costs estimated at more than a million dollars. 

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