P1racenews AI automatic summary:
After a poor 2023 season, although the team came away point-less from the Bahrain Grand Prix to start 2024, there are signs of promise.
In the 2023 season, Haas faced a downward spiral that they couldn’t halt despite their efforts, with their development focus on a huge package for the United States Grand Prix to improve their standing in the Constructors’ leaderboard. Unfortunately, the aerodynamic package failed to address the flawed mechanical concept of the VF-23 car, leading to continued struggles. Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg even experimented with different packages, but the season ultimately resulted in Guenther Steiner losing his job. Hulkenberg showed moments of brilliance, securing Q3 berths and delivering promising performances. Moving on to the 2024 season, Hulkenberg continued to impress, qualifying in Q3 in Bahrain and displaying signs of progress for the team under new Team Principal Ayao Komatsu despite ongoing tyre challenges. Komatsu highlighted the potential advantage of Hulkenberg’s strong qualifying performances, reflecting a positive outlook for Haas compared to the previous year.
