Fewer question marks for Haas F1 Team

The previous season saw the big debut of Haas F1 Team, who had put his VF16 on the track with the technical support of Ferrari. A discovery for Günther Steiner's men who had ultimately made an excellent start to the season with points regularly scored by the Frenchman Romain Grosjean.

A year later, the Kannapolis team, which will unveil its new car next Sunday on the eve of the first runs in Catalonia in Barcelona, ​​presents itself in a different state of mind as the Team Principal reminds us.

“Last year, we started without knowing many things because we had no experience, argues Günther Steiner. Now, this year, we know a lot more and we can organize ourselves a lot better because there are a lot fewer question marks.

We started last summer to make improvements and see where we were most struggling and where we had problems, and we addressed this situation with our suppliers and our partners. Lots of things seem to work. It seems to be a lot smoother than last year. This is how it should be. »

Haas F1 Team will be able to count on the reinforcement of Kevin Magnussen, arrived from Renault, and who will replace the Mexican Esteban Gutiérrez. The Dane will team up with Romain Grosjean who highlights the contribution that the former resident of McLaren.

“Testing is going to be key for the team, and that’s where we’re going to share the most. On the track, you always want to beat your teammate. He has the same car, and is therefore your reference.

On the other hand, in all the teams where I have played so far, the data and everything else was very open and it worked very well, especially for a new team and especially with a new car.

It’s going to be great to have him on board. He brings good experience from McLaren and Renault, which will be very valuable. I don't know him very well at the moment, but I'm sure that after the winter tests and the first races this will no longer be the case and we will get along well. »