Haas has been the first team to reveal the new look of its 2024 Formula 1 challenger. The team only showed the livery and not the real car.
The first time the car will hit the track will be on February 11th in Silverstone for a scheduled shakedown before the pre-season testing in Bahrain.
Before the launch, the new team principal Ayao Komatsu shared his honest opinion about the VF-24 saying that “the ’24 car is a clear step, but whether it is good enough against the competition to start off with? I don’t believe so, because we started so late.”
Gene Haas also added: “I’m looking forward to seeing the VF-24 running and racing – a sentiment I know I share with our partners and indeed the entire team.
“In Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen, we also know we’ve got a great pair of drivers behind the wheel.
“Their experience will prove invaluable again as we develop our program through the year.
“We’ve used the off-season to put the processes in place to be better and ultimately improve our overall performance. Soon we get to see how we’re doing.”
Ultimately, Ayao Komatsu also added that pre-season testing in Bahrain will be crucial for the team to gather data and continue moving in the right direction.
“The focus is to have a good test program for Bahrain so that we come away from the test having quality data for the team to analyze and understand which direction to develop the car.
“This means understanding the strength and weakness of the VF-24 accurately, then putting a coherent plan together to produce updates on the car, which hasn’t happened previously.”