Haas Racing won't debut until 2016

If the FIA ​​seems to have validated the Forza Rossa file, it’s indeed Gene’s project Haas which currently holds the upper hand in the creation of a 12th stable in F1. The co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing which is rampant in Nascar has the necessary resources and has proven its desire to compete in the premier single-seater discipline.

However, the American businessman must also be patient since he confirmed that the deadline was too tight to make his arrival next season. “The plan is to launch in 2016 and we are fully committed to it”, declared Gene Hass in Forbes. “We will have a better team because we will have more time and we will be able to do more engineering in Kannapolis (in North Carolina, at the Stewart-Haas Racing factory). »

The project notably fell behind schedule when Gene Haas attempted to install part of the structure in Milan (Italy) before becoming interested in Great Britain for economic reasons.. “I would have liked it to have been possible in 2015, it was hard to say no,” admitted the boss of Stewart-Haas Racing. “The first year is always difficult, but I think this period will be reduced to six months because we will be better prepared. »