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Why Toyota’s deal with Haas may have come too late for its 2026 F1 shift

A new simulator was a priority for Haas as part of its link up with Toyota, but the team doesn’t have one yet and this could prove pivotal in the preparations for F1’s shakeup in 2026

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Where Toyota deal could prove critical for Haas – but not in time for F1 2026 shift

Simulator is going to play a key role in preparing drivers for the energy-management demands of the 2026 engines, and Haas doesn’t have one yet

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Esteban Ocon reckons Haas F1 team is ‘healthier’ than Alpine – here’s why

Ocon’s story at Alpine got sour; at Haas, however, he has found an environment that suits him better

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Why Ocon believes Haas F1 team is 'healthier' than Alpine

Esteban Ocon’s story at Alpine got sour; at Haas, he has found an environment that suits him better

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How 'hooligan' Bearman became Ocon’s favourite F1 team-mate

Esteban Ocon says his move to Haas has given him the best team-mate relationship of his career, with Oliver Bearman bringing energy, passion – and a bit of 'hooligan' spirit – to the partnership

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Why “hooligan” Oliver Bearman is Esteban Ocon’s “best” team-mate

The Frenchman says his move to Haas is giving him the best team-mate relationship of his career, with Oliver Bearman bringing energy, passion and a bit of 'hooligan' spirit

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How an "educated guess" saved Haas from a nightmare F1 2025 season

Haas endured a miserable start to Formula 1's 2025 season in Australia - but the team's powers of deduction spawned an update that was fast-tracked to Suzuka

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How an "educated guess" saved Haas from a nightmare 2025 F1 season

When Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu watched his drivers prop up the timesheets in practice for Formula 1's 2025 season opener in Australia, he admitted to feeling "sick" before turning his attention to fixing the problem.

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Esteban Ocon's wild childhood dream: 'I wanted to buy a WRC car and go shopping with it'

The full potential of Haas' partnership with Toyota is yet to be explored – but it has already helped one of the team's drivers fulfil a childhood dream: Esteban Ocon got to drive the GR Yaris Rally1 car during the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

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Ocon's wild childhood dream: 'I wanted to buy a WRC car and go shopping with it'

The Haas F1 driver had his first taste of a top-category rally car at the Goodwood Festival of Speed

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The one move that Ayao Komatsu believes proves Esteban Ocon's critics wrong

There’s a scene in the latest season of Drive to Survive where Ayao Komatsu is challenged by one of his staff members on whether signing Esteban Ocon was the right decision for the team.

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Why Komatsu believes Ocon has put questions about his "not a team player" image to rest

There’s a scene in the latest season of Drive to Survive where Ayao Komatsu is challenged by one of his staff members on whether signing Esteban Ocon was the right decision for the team.

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Ayao Komatsu praises Haas’ recovery after Melbourne performance "bomb"

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu was effusive in his praise of his Formula 1 team for responding to the sudden emergence of a "bomb": its shattering weakness in high-speed conditions at this year's Australian Grand Prix.

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Komatsu felt sick after Australian GP "bomb", praises Haas' F1 turnaround

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Ocon slams "big and costly mistake" in Haas' Belgian GP strategy

“The thing that really pissed me off is that it's not the first time it happened.”

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Laurent Mekies’ first impression at Red Bull after 'intense weeks' and talks with Max Verstappen

After the dismissal of Christian Horner, Laurent Mekies faces the task of leading Red Bull Racing. Although the context and timing are very different, his promotion fits a wider trend in Formula 1. Mekies comes from an engineering background, unlike Horner, who led the team for the past 20 years.…

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The first impression of Mekies at Red Bull after 'intense weeks' and talks with Verstappen

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Why Gene Haas is fed up of people trying to buy his F1 team

While then-team boss Guenther Steiner repeatedly denied reports about a possible sale, the future of the Haas F1 team was a regular topic of debate during the tough COVID-19 years. Then, the team signed the new Concorde Agreement and committed to continue in F1 under the new cost cap and…

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Why Gene Haas "gets annoyed" by repeated offers to buy his F1 team

While then-team boss Guenther Steiner repeatedly denied reports about a possible sale, Haas’s ongoing participation in Formula 1 was a topic of debate before the team signed the new Concorde Agreement to continue under the cost cap.

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Komatsu on Haas F1 transformation: "Transparency is important"

At the Canadian Grand Prix Haas celebrated its 200th grand prix by running a version of its 2016 debut livery. It was a poignant throwback to for F1's most recent start-up team, which looked like it would never make that 10-year milestone in the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, when…

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How Haas plots out its future after a rollercoaster 200 F1 races

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Here's why Haas would stop its F1 drivers from copying Max Verstappen

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen provoked rampant intrigue in the motorsport community last weekend when he drove a Ferrari – of all things – in a test at the Nurburgring Norschleife. However, Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu says his team’s driver’s won’t be following the Red Bull racer's example.

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Why Haas F1 drivers aren't allowed to copy Verstappen

Four-time world champion Max Verstappen provoked rampant intrigue in the motorsport community last weekend when he drove a Ferrari – of all things – in a test at the Nurburgring Norschleife. Now, Haas team boss Ayao Komatsu says his team’s driver’s won’t be following the Red Bull racer's example.

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The surprise factor holding Haas F1 team back at race weekends

“Until we start running, it’s pretty nerve-wracking – that’s the honest answer.” Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu was typically frank when asked in Miami about the squad’s progress in understanding the instability that plagues its car in high-speed corners. The team fast-tracked some experimental floor tweaks for the Japanese Grand Prix weekend,…

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How the F1 rookies have fared after five rounds of 2025

If 2025 was supposed to be a learning year for Andrea Kimi Antonelli before firing on full cylinders when Formula 1's new regulations come online, then the 18-year-old has definitely been drinking from a firehose of information over the past five grands prix, trading more messy weekends with races where…

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