Bearman explains early wake-up call for Haas stand-in drive
Oliver Bearman revealed he was woken up on Friday morning with the call to replace Kevin Magnussen for the Brazilian Grand Prix. With Haas driver Magnussen taken ill, Bearman stepped in for the Dane for the second time this season and duly qualified 10th for Saturday’s sprint, before finding out he would fill Magnussen’s shoes for […]
Battling ‘big boys’ brings synergy to new Haas sponsorship deal
On the surface, Orion180 teaming up with Haas is an obvious fit: two American brands looking to work together in a country where Formula 1 has never been bigger – but the shared challenges of battling against the elite in their respective industries was ultimately a much more uniting factor. Insurance firm Orion180 has become […]
Haas F1 team agrees technical partnership with Toyota
The Haas Formula 1 team has announced a technical partnership with Toyota Gazoo Racing, the motorsport division of the Japanese manufacturer. The deal will see Toyota, which is to become Haas’s ‘Official Technical Partner’, join the American-owned operation in a relationship where they will share knowledge and resources. Toyota Gazoo Racing will provide design, technical […]
The Bearman traits that have really impressed Haas
Incoming Haas Formula 1 driver Ollie Bearman has already made important impressions on the American squad concerning his “maturity” and “ability to understand the bigger picture”. This is the view of team principal Ayao Komatsu, who has signed Bearman to race alongside Esteban Ocon in an all-new 2025 Haas driver line-up. Ferrari junior Bearman, who […]
Haas is going to be a serious competitor in the years to come
Nico Hulkenberg believes Haas’s current investment drive will help it become a “serious competitor in the years to come” in Formula 1, as he prepares to head to Sauber/Audi. The German driver will leave Haas after a fruitful two-year stint at the American squad – one season working under former team boss Guenther Steiner and one year […]
The critical element Haas needed for Hulkenberg to crack an old F1 weakness
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says convincing Nico Hulkenberg to buy into a different approach to winter testing is behind their much-improved results in the 2024 Formula 1 season. The American squad, which came last in 2023, is currently engaged in a close fight with RB for sixth place in the constructors’ championship, as three […]
US court dismisses Haas trademark case against Steiner
A United States judge has dismissed the trademark infringement case made by Haas Automation against its former Formula 1 team principal Guenther Steiner. In May, the Haas F1 team’s parent company Haas Automation sued Steiner for alleged trademark infringements in his ‘Surviving to Drive’ autobiography, claiming that Steiner used Haas branding and trademarks in his […]
The two Hulkenberg errors that boosted Colapinto and Bearman in Baku
A «flustered» Nico Hulkenberg’s two late errors boosted rookie Formula 1 drivers Franco Colapinto and Ollie Bearman, plus Mercedes racer Lewis Hamilton, in unseen incidents at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix’s close. By keeping his pace high and medium tyres alive in the first stint on Sunday, Hulkenberg was eventually given a team order to move […]
The blessing and curse in Bearman’s second 2024 substitute appearance
One-time Formula 1 team-mates Ollie Bearman and Charles Leclerc share much common ground – beyond their shared experience racing Ferrari’s SF-24 around Jeddah’s high-speed city track blast. While racing full-time in the lower formulas, they both made several practice appearances for the Haas squad where Bearman is now set to make an unscheduled early debut […]