No expenses for developments at Haas

Haas F1 Team is expected to start the 2020 season with the original VF20 on July 5 at Red Bull Ring. This was suggested by team principal Günther Steiner during a telephone press conference, citing the necessary caution in the face of the current situation.

“I can't spend money I'm not sure I have. There is no point in doing this at the moment, he said. We need to be very careful about what we do as there is a clear expectation that revenues will fall with fewer races without spectators. I will remain very cautious as long as the situation remains uncertain. »

If the absence of development could harm the team's results, Günther Steiner is well placed to know that developments are not systematically synonymous with increased performance. The anarchic development of last year's VF19 provided proof of this.

“We have learned a lot about the developmentshe recalled. They are never as important as we think. This is mainly because you can do a lot of things on the first version of the car. It is therefore not out of necessity to have them, the priority is to avoid errors. This is why we will not risk planning things that we might not be able to afford. »

Haas F1 Team remains in a difficult season where it finished in 9th place just ahead Williams.