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Haas has become the first Formula 1 team to unveil its initial car design for the 2024 season – but alongside it, a gloomy prediction for where it will sit in F1’s pecking order
Haas has revealed its initial car design for the 2024 Formula 1 season, with a subtle evolution of the black-and-white livery used in 2023. The VF-24 features more black coloring, a large USA flag on the nosecone, and a pushrod front suspension. The car’s design is a more-realized version of the VF-23 concept, with improvements made based on the lessons learned from the previous season. New team boss Ayao Komatsu admitted that the team might still be towards the back of the grid at the start of the season, but hopes for a better base with the VF-24. Tech director Simone Resta has left the team, with former Ferrari man Andrea De Zordo taking over as chief designer. Haas has also established a new position of performance director.
