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Haas Team Principal Ayao Komatsu has revealed the squad’s objectives for the 2024 F1 season and beyond, with changes made to their organisational structure expected to have an impact on the car’s development.

Fresh from launching their new F1 challenger, Haas have announced a series of changes to key design and engineering positions as they gear up for the 2024 season.

Haas became the second F1 team to launch their look for the 2024 season on Friday afternoon by showing off the VF-24’s colour scheme.

Haas have revealed a series of digital renders of their 2024 challenger the VF-24 that is adorned by an evolution of their traditional black, red and white livery.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he holds "no grudge" towards Lewis Hamilton after the seven-time world champion decides he will drive for Ferrari in 2025.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff says he holds "no grudge" towards Lewis Hamilton after the seven-time world champion decides he will drive for Ferrari in 2025.

After Richard Westbrook's departure to join the JDC-Miller Motorsport Porsche team in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, it was revealed in January that returning duo Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber would have a different driving partner aboard their V-Series.R LMDh on a race-by-race basis.Confirmation followed that Lynn and Bamber would contest the regular six-hour races as a pair, with a third driver ...Keep reading

Haas are the first Formula 1 team to launch their car design and livery for the 2024 season.

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff describes Lewis Hamilton's decision to join Ferrari in 2025 as a "surprise" but says it could provide the opportunity to "do something bold".

As the German manufacturer comes to terms with Hamilton’s shock decision to join Ferrari from 2025, it is well aware that the new two-year deal it agreed with the seven-time champion last year had flexibility on both sides to be terminated as early as the end of this season.It is understood that this was a compromise arrangement to give both parties a degree of movement for 2025 in case ...Keep reading

The 2024 Formula 1 season is one of change for Haas amid the departure of team boss Guenther Steiner and its technical director Simone Resta.Dissatisfied with the lack of progress, owner Gene Haas has swung the axe and entrusted new principal Komatsu to undertake a full-scale revision of its technical programme and employ a more engineering-led approach.As Haas revealed renders of Kevin ...Keep reading

Compared to the colour scheme the American team ran on its VF-23 2023 car, the new livery is not a substantial change, with the main area of alteration being the upper nose section.This is now predominantly black compared to being white last year, which makes the VF-24 appear dark from all angles compared to its predecessor.While Haas has only released renders of the VF-24’s livery so far, it ...Keep reading

Herbst, who competes full-time in the Xfinity Series with Stewart-Haas Racing, made his Cup debut in last year’s 500 driving for RWR and finished a respectable 10th.RWR announced on Friday Herbst will run a partial Cup schedule this season in its No. 15 Ford, beginning with the season opener at Daytona International Speedway.“I’m excited to be back at the Daytona 500 with Monster Energy and ...Keep reading

Live updates as the Haas F1 team reveal their livery for the 2024 season, which will feature on their Ferrari-powered machine to be raced by Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen.

Lewis Hamilton shocked the F1 world on Thursday when it was announced that the seven-time world champion will be joining Ferrari in 2025, marking another bold move after his eyebrow-raising switch to Mercedes more than a decade ago. Using this news an an excuse to go back in the F1 archives, what are some the best examples of daring driver moves that paid off, and those that backfired? We present five for each side…

Jenson Button has hailed Lewis Hamilton’s decision to leave Mercedes for Ferrari as a “brave” one, with the former F1 driver also suggesting that the shock move is “great for the sport”.

The metal has been stolen from Segedunum Roman Fort, which is a designated Unesco Heritage Site.

Wolff says he has no concerns about potentially having to block the flow of information on future development to Hamilton, suggesting that it’s too early to make a call on how that process might work.Logic suggests that Hamilton will henceforth be frozen out of any discussions on 2026, when the new F1 regulations come in.However, inevitably there will be a crossover between development work ...Keep reading

The shock news emerged on Thursday that Hamilton will join Ferrari for 2025. This comes only a week after Ferrari re-signed Leclerc, and McLaren retained Norris on "multi-year" extensions.While Hamilton's move underlines that F1 driver contracts may contain exit clauses, Mercedes team boss Wolff appears to have poured cold water on the prospect of going after Leclerc and Norris - both of whom were ...Keep reading

Komatsu took over from Guenther Steiner at the start of this year, after team owner Gene Haas felt it was time for the squad to embark on a change of direction to move itself off the bottom of the constructors’ championship.It is understood that one of the key disagreement points between Haas and Steiner was over how much investment the team needed to move forward.While Steiner felt that it ...Keep reading