Key Highlights: Carlos Sainz, Alex Albon, and Esteban Ocon surged into the top eight during the opening lap after making bold starting tire choices on intermediate compounds. Williams suffered a disastrous collapse caused by a pit double-stack, a collision between Sainz and Gabriel Bortoleto, and Albon’s terminal gearbox and brake problems. Haas driver Ocon fell ...
Key Highlights: Haas F1 driver Ollie Bearman revealed he evacuated his hotel room at 2 a.m. after discovering a palm-sized spider next to his head. Bearman recounted the terrifying incident during a fan event alongside Esteban Ocon, Charles Leclerc, and Lewis Hamilton. Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton expressed shock at the encounter, joking that he ...
Key Highlights: Esteban Ocon will leave Haas after the 2026 Formula 1 season following an underwhelming 18-month partnership with Oliver Bearman. Leonardo Fornaroli and Rafael Camara are emerging as leading candidates for Haas’ 2027 seat alongside Bearman. Ryo Hirakawa, Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson are also among the potential replacements for Ocon. Esteban Ocon’s Haas ...
Key Highlights Esteban Ocon will leave Haas at the end of the 2026 Formula 1 season. Ocon says he remains committed to Haas for the rest of the current campaign and insists his F1 career is not over. Ferrari junior and FIA Formula 2 championship leader Rafael Camara is the leading candidate to replace him. ...
Key Highlights Esteban Ocon finished eighth at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, his best result of the 2026 Formula 1 season. The Haas driver said the result reflected the team’s potential when its car is performing consistently. Ocon reaffirmed his belief that he remains one of the strongest drivers on the Formula 1 grid despite uncertainty ...
Haas F1 Team Principal Komatsu Reports Positive Sponsorship Progress as Budget Nears Cap Haas Formula 1 team principal Ayao Komatsu has confirmed the American squad is making significant progress in its search for additional sponsorship as it works to push its annual budget toward the $215 million cost cap. Current Sponsorship Landscape As F1’s smallest ...
Esteban Ocon expressed disappointment after narrowly missing out on championship points with an 11th-place finish at the Spanish Grand Prix, marking his closest brush with a top-ten result since the Monaco round. Despite the frustration, the Haas F1 Team extracted significant encouragement from the weekend, with their latest aerodynamic upgrade package demonstrating genuine performance gains ...
Key Highlights Lando Norris lost a likely Spanish Grand Prix victory due to unique Virtual Safety Car timing that prevented only him from pitting, reigniting debate over minimum VSC duration rules. McLaren team principal Andrea Stella expressed uncertainty over whether VSCs should last at least one full lap to equalize conditions or remain a “hands ...
Bearman: Ferrari Engine Upgrade a “Much Smaller Step” Than Haas Aero Package Oliver Bearman has downplayed the impact of Ferrari’s ADUO 2 power unit upgrade, describing it as “a much smaller step” compared to the revised chassis Haas brought to the Italian Grand Prix. The Prancing Horse introduced its second and final power unit upgrade ...
Haas has admitted that its rivals have overtaken and out-developed the team during the 2026 Formula 1 season, despite a strong start. Team principal Ayao…
Haas has completed its latest Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) programme, with Ryo Hirakawa, Leonardo Fornaroli and Rafael Camara driving the team’s 2025 Formula 1…
Haas Team Principal Ayao Komatsu Downplays Driver Line-Up Urgency Amid Development Struggles Haas Formula 1 Team Principal Ayao Komatsu has stated the team is in no hurry to finalize its 2025 driver lineup, emphasizing that the immediate priority is maximizing the performance of current drivers Ollie Bearman and Esteban Ocon. The comments come as the ...