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A year without Steiner: How "boring" tweaks yielded crucial gains for Haas

There was a slight discrepancy between the look and the words. "I am very, very happy," Ayao Komatsu assured the media on the evening after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Though he seemed rather tired and somewhat disappointed instead, as he leaned back in his chair with his arms crossed…

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Antonelli and Bearman to join Super Formula test

Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman will take part in next week’s Super Formula test at Suzuka to help learn the track.

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Haas was unaware of Alpine using Ocon release as leverage

Haas boss Ayao Komatsu said he was completely in the dark about the way that Esteban Ocon's first run for his team in the post-season Abu Dhabi test was used as leverage against the French driver.

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Komatsu: "Everybody against" Audi F1 cost cap salary breaks for 2026

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu reckons that "everybody" is against 2026's planned cost cap offset for Audi to account for Swiss wages, stating that it risks opening a can of worms.

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Komatsu: "Everybody against" Audi cost cap salary breaks for 2026

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu reckons that "everybody" is against 2026's planned cost cap offset for Audi to account for Swiss wages, stating that it risks opening a can of worms.

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Exclusive: Behind the scenes of the “critical” 150-minute test facing F1 mechanics every race

Ahead of grand prix qualifying at every Formula 1 race, the mechanics across the grid must complete a task they just cannot get wrong.

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The positive for Haas F1 in Alpine's double podium sucker punch

Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu revealed he "never expected" Alpine to secure its double podium in Brazil that vaulted it to sixth in the Formula 1 constructors' standings - but he pointed to the positive performance displayed by future driver Esteban Ocon.

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The positive for Haas in Alpine's double podium sucker punch

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How the Brazilian GP was a baptism of fire for rookies

The Brazilian GP’s sometimes near-aquaplaning conditions were a huge challenge for all Formula 1 drivers, but even more so for the most inexperienced ones on the grid.

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Bearman explains early wake-up call for Haas stand-in drive

Oliver Bearman revealed he was woken up on Friday morning with the call to replace Kevin Magnussen for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

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Haas: "Many ways" Magnussen can still fit into F1 team in 2025

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has offered suggestions to how Kevin Magnussen might work with the team in Formula 1 next year.

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Explained: How the Haas-Toyota F1 alliance is actually going to work

Haas’s new alliance with Toyota is a seismic moment in the short history of Formula 1’s youngest team.

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Toyota insists "no plan" for F1 engine or works team return

Toyota says an official Formula 1 return – either with an engine or its own team – is not on its radar, despite agreeing a tie-up with Haas.

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Toyota insists “no plan” for F1 engine or works team return

Toyota says an official Formula 1 return – either with an engine or its own team – is not on its radar, despite agreeing a tie-up with Haas.

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Haas F1 team agrees technical partnership with Toyota

The Haas Formula 1 team has announced a technical partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing, the motorsport division of the Japanese manufacturer.

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The Bearman traits that have really impressed Haas

Incoming Haas Formula 1 driver Ollie Bearman has already made important impressions on the American squad concerning his “maturity” and “ability to understand the bigger picture”.

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The critical element Haas needed for Hulkenberg to crack an old F1 weakness

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says convincing Nico Hulkenberg to buy into a different approach to winter testing is behind their much-improved results in the 2024 Formula 1 season.

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Exclusive: Behind the scenes of Bearman's Haas F1 debut

The day before Autosport sidled into the back of Haas's garage at the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Ollie Bearman had already made a point of getting to know all his mechanics working in this critical spot.

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The blessing and curse in Bearman’s second 2024 substitute appearance

One-time Formula 1 team-mates Ollie Bearman and Charles Leclerc share much common ground – beyond their shared experience racing Ferrari’s SF-24 around Jeddah’s high-speed city track blast.

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Bearman replaces banned Magnussen at Haas for Azerbaijan GP

Oliver Bearman will get another chance to impress in a Formula 1 race after being called up by Haas as a replacement for Kevin Magnussen at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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Why Haas is investing now with unprecedented recruiting spree

Ayao Komatsu says Haas is currently enacting a recruitment drive “never seen before” in its Formula 1 history, after convincing owner Gene Haas and his key lieutenant to make fresh investment.

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Exclusive: Why Haas is investing now with unprecedented recruiting spree

Ayao Komatsu says Haas is currently enacting a recruitment drive “never seen before” in its Formula 1 history, after convincing owner Gene Haas and his key lieutenant to make fresh investment.

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Haas avoided being "stupid or arrogant" with lowly F1 prediction

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has insisted his pre-season prediction that the team would be at the bottom of Formula 1's pecking order was not a deflection, and that any suggestion it could be better would have been "stupid or arrogant". Komatsu took the helm at the American-owned outfit following…

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Haas avoided being "stupid or arrogant" with lowly F1 2024 prediction

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Ocon joins Haas for 2025 on multi-year F1 deal

Esteban Ocon will race for Haas on a multi-year deal starting in the 2025 Formula 1 season, the American team announced on Thursday.

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