Haas F1
Haas
Haas or MoneyGram Haas is an American Formula 1 team. Its 2025 drivers are Esteban Ocon and rookie Oliver Bearman.
Haas in F1
Haas joined F1 in 2016 after being created by Gene Haas in 2014. Gené Haas was already a familiar name in NASCAR, but the Formula One World Championship was new territory for him,
He looked at the ailing teams and pointed out the pain point. Making all the parts simply cost too much money. His solution? Outsource everything to keep production costs down. Consequently, the team bought many parts from Ferrari rather than opting for its own production line.
Everything simply had to give way for performance. Italy's Dallara made the chassis, and compatriot Ferrari supplied the powerplant to Haas. Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez were the drivers to do it for Haas in the first season. The duo put the team on the map right from the start, but it did cause some question marks for rival teams.
From the very first race that Haas entered (the 2016 Australian Grand Prix), smaller teams complained about Haas' methods. Buying parts from Ferrari and Dallara gave a racing stable little identity of its own and was more akin to being a puppet of a bigger team. It stopped complaining and Haas quietly continued what it was doing: scoring points.
Kevin Magnussen replaced Gutierrez in 2017, and with the new duo, Haas improved slowly. During the season, both drivers picked up points, but the final result was the same as the first season: P8 among constructors. In 2018, Haas appeared confident at the start of the Australian GP. Under the watchful eye of team boss Steiner, both drivers managed to secure a fine starting position and Haas seemed to be on its way to double points. Two failed pit stops later, Haas was only two DNFs richer and a long period of disappointing results from Grosjean began.
Halfway through the season, the turnaround finally came and, thanks to Magnussen, Haas had already accumulated more points than in the entire previous season. One hoped to beat Renault to secure P4 among the constructors, but it fell just short. Nevertheless, the Americans finished fifth in only the team's third year in Formula 1.
In 2019, Steiner's team suddenly fell back. The speed was still there at times in qualifying, but in the race, Grosjean and Magnussen continuously struggled. The problem appeared to be in the car's design, so the team quickly set their eyes on 2020. Where the car took a step forward, however, it was Ferrari that left something to be desired with the engine. As a result, Haas trailed the top teams in 2020, eventually scoring just three points and finishing ninth for the American race stable. The following year fared even worse by not bringing in a single point. However, Haas decided to focus entirely on the new 2022 regulations, resulting in no updates for much of 2021.
The decision to focus entirely on 2022 paid off for Haas, which started the season very strongly and no longer had to call itself ‘the straggler’. Later in the year, the team struggled, but managed to stay ahead of AlphaTauri and finish eighth. Things did not get better for the team in 2023 and Haas finished in 10th place.
Haas in 2024
At the beginning of 2024, Steiner was replaced as team principal by Ayao Komatsu. Throughout the 2024 season, many changes began to be made. After proving himself, Oliver Bearman was announced to be joining the 2025 grid lineup to replace Nico Hülkenberg, who had decided to make the switch to Kick Sauber. A technical partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing was also announced. Haas ended the 2024 season in P7 with 58 points after a spectacular Brazilian race from Alpine blocked them from moving any higher.
Haas in 2025
Haas’s current lineup includes Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman. Both drivers are expected to remain at the team until at least the end of 2026. Haas will continue to use Ferrari engines for the foreseeable future.
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