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New Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has downplayed Haas’ chances of starting the 2024 F1 season well after they started development on their new challenger “so late”.
Haas finished last in the 2023 F1 constructors’ championship, resulting in Guenther Steiner losing his job. Komatsu, with an engineering background, takes over as team boss in hopes of pushing the team forward. However, Haas is expected to start the new season at a disadvantage. Komatsu admits that the ’24 car might not be competitive enough to start with due to starting late and changing the concept. He emphasizes the need for the team to work together and improve from their starting point. Haas will conduct the first test of their new car on February 11th.
