Haas F1 Team’s 2017 challenger in the Formula One World Championship made its official debut today via the organization’s social media platforms and website. The car hits the track Monday for the first day of pre-season testing at Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya. The VF-17 follows the team’s very first car, the VF-16, which carried Haas F1 Team to an eighth-place finish in the 2016 constructor standings. Twenty-nine points were scored by the VF-16 during Haas F1 Team’s inaugural season; the largest points haul of […]

Gene Haas has praised Romain Grosjean's drive at last weekend's Australian Grand Prix as the Frenchman collected sixth place to give the team points on its Formula 1 debut. Grosjean, who had only once finished in the top six since 2013, started from the penultimate row of the grid but moved up the order, aided by the race being stopped following the collision between Fernando Alonso and Esteban Gutierrez. Having restarted in ninth position, Grosjean preserved a set of Medium tyres across the remaining 39 […]

Haas Formula founder Gene Haas says he would like to run a young American driver alongside an experienced racer when the team makes its Formula 1 debut. Haas is set to join the sport in either 2015 or 2016 and reckons that a mixture of youth and experience would benefit the team. "I think we would like to have an experienced Formula One driver," he said. "[We'd like] someone who’s familiar with the current engine package rules – they’ve changed quite a bit even from […]

Gene Haas has confirmed that his team may delay their entry into Formula 1 until 2016. The FIA confirmed last week that Haas's bid to join the Formula 1 paddock had been accepted but no year was specified. Haas spoke at a press conference on Monday and confirmed that while his outfit, which will be named Haas Formula, is targeting a 2015 debut, they may delay their entry until the following season. "Hopefully within four weeks or so I would say we should have an […]

The FIA has confirmed that Gene Haas has been granted an entry into the Formula 1 world championship, while investigations into a second potential new team are ongoing. Haas was one of three prospective entrants who responded to the FIA's request for new teams and he has now been given the green light by the FIA. A statement released by the FIA following the World Motor Sport Council meeting in Morocco on Friday confirmed investigations are ongoing with a prospective entry called Forza Rossa. 'The […]