How Haas dragged itself back up the F1 grid for 2022
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- Опубліковано 1 кві 2022
- Haas couldn’t have hoped for a more dramatic turnaround of its Formula 1 fortunes under the new regulations in 2022.
After scoring just three points in the previous two campaigns, it has already racked up four times that in first two races thanks to back-to-back top 10 finishes for Kevin Magnussen in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
That’s put it fifth in the constructors’ championship with more points than it has scored in the preceding 49 races. So how did Haas achieve this remarkable reversal of fortunes, and can F1’s smallest team really be expected to sustain this form for the rest of the season?
#F1 #Haas
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Eyes on Bottas & Magnussen, hope they could snatch a podium or two
yep.....i'll go with that.
Mashallah
Knowing how crazy f1 can be it could be mick or zhou lol
@@juanestevez1300 i'd be very surprised to see mick there...but we shall see.....
With the currently correlation of forces amongst all teams yeah, I can see that
Haas and Alfa now kinda on equal level, I find it also interesting to see how Mick Schumacher vs Zhou is doing. As before season started many were negative about Zhou saying he is a paid driver and wont be fast. But after 2 races now can see he is doing quite well and atleast scored a point.
but he’s not fast.
@@officialWWM stable for newbie is better than keep crashing
If Maz was thrown out of F1 for being Russian then Zhou should be thrown out for being Chinese, simple as. Before you say it was about money and Maz' father couldn't pay; wrong. Haas had to refund the money, they'd already been paid.
Most drivers usually at least start out as pay drivers to some extent. This is an insanely expensive sport which blurs the line between rich man's hobby, and professional sport, especially at the mid-level competitions, so most of the people who ever get enough experience to prove themselves have paid a lot (or had it paid for by their family) just to be able to have the chance of being selected to race in F1.
Marketability of the drivers, which attracts sponsorship money, is a very important aspect. When there's lots of different similarly skilled decent drivers to choose from from the F2 circuit, you're going to choose the ones which come with the best sponsorship, or the ones which can just pay you directly out of pocket for the privilege to be there. Out of drivers who can't pay, only the drivers who stand out as being unusually skilled or talented get picked without having to pay for the privilege in some way. Of course, sponsorship money is often attracted by the driver being good, so sponsorship is often partially related to merit, but there is obviously an aspect to attracting sponsorship money which has nothing to do with a driver's ability.
The sport is a business, so aside from team owners who might care more about being competitive than making money, a lot of drivers are chosen based on whether they think it will help them financially. Furthermore, helping your team financially can help to allow it to invest more in development, and to potentially help the team to be more competitive in the long term, so in a weird way, a pay driver can still help your team win more in the future, even if they help it win a little bit less in the short or medium term.
From what I recall, Zhou is not bad. He was a solid F2 driver, with lots of experience. He's worth a lot to F1 as a whole, given that he can potentially help to attract Chinese viewers. He may not be the best driver available for Alfa Romeo, but he's not that bad, and he comes with lots of $$$, which will help Alfa Romeo stay competitive in the long term.
People criticized because alpha had better option in terms of pure talent but made decision on corporate interests.
The most important takeaway from HAAS’ resurgance is that the car is stable - previously they had problems with overheating brakes and tires, but now they Seem to be the 4-5 fastest car
I reckon that they wont plumb Down the order because they generally have made a stable car with little to non radical designs
This makes it easier to understand where to improve and change the car if needed
I think part of the reason that it wasn't stable was because they were making sacrifices with downforce to be able to have enough straight line speed, because the engine wasn't very good. It's funny, but the slower F1 cars are often also some of the most difficult to drive for this very reason. As bad as Mazepin is, he probably wouldn't have crashed so often in a lot of the other 2021 cars.
As a sidenote K-mag for another podium in Australia
Think they’re the 3rd fastest car. Kmag didn’t race in Jeddah last year, and missed FP1 and FP2 this year - yet still managed to beat Hamilton, and overtake him on track. He felt 5th or higher would have been feasible had he of known the track.
They’ve got the highest wind tunnel allowance, vs Mercedes with the least.
It’s all about how quickly Schumacher can get up to speed with the new car.
@@JakeM218 i don't the raw speed of the Haas is greater than the Mercedes (which is probably going to improve a lot throughout the year too) but you do make a pretty good point about Kevin & Mick not being nearly as experienced or good as Hamilton and Russell. Could be a closer, interesting battle for 3rd by the time Kev and Mick get it together.
Well if it wasn't fast enough - Romain couldn't have driven it through the barrier at Bahrain (did it need to be faster than that?). They weren't really slow at all. It's just the level of competition and tiny fractions of a second add up over the course of the lap/race. K-Mag's got a new lease on his F1 life & Romain is looking mighty fast in his indycar... he believes he can win again and he can. The Schumacher kid project is coming along nicely as well ;o FWIW I would rather have Jan around the place much more than having Dmitry.
When Haas wrote off 2021, I honestly did not think it would seriously benefit them that much. I’m happily surprised it did, they’ve absolutely cashed in on their wind tunnel/development advantage. Given that KMag is still getting back into the groove of F1 and Mick having had some bad luck the past 2 races, I feel like the best is still yet to come.
mick..."bad luck"....??....i don't think it's all to do with bad luck...he crashed at saudi last year badly too.....
@@stratman9449 fair point! By bad luck i mainly just meant him getting spun in Bahrain and not getting the opportunity to race in Jeddah. The crash during quali was on him, but the point I was getting at was that we didn’t get the opportunity to see his potential with that car in either of the races.
A lot of people forget that Haas performance is linked to Ferrari. They have a great engine and PU and suspension. Their aero design is similar to Ferrari, as it is done by Ex Ferrari employees. This is more than Alpha Tauri with RB. You can say this when looking at Alfa Romeo.
Lol what? If anything Magnussen has had bad luck. Hydraulic issues in Bahrain which meant he only got 1 run in Q3, which pretty much meant he had to drive a little safer so he couldn’t challenge Bottas and Hamilton for P4 in quali.
Then in Saudi Arabia he gets to a track he’s never raced on or heck even driven in a simulator and gets pretty much no practice because of more car issues. Combine that with a neck that’s absolutely destroyed at this point because he hasn’t trained it for F1. That’s what I call bad luck.
Pretty much all issues Schumacher has had have been self inflicted. A terrible qualifying in Bahrain where he was 0.5 seconds off his teammate and then a crash in Saudi Arabia which has also solely his own fault. So I’m not exactly sure what you mean by Schumacher being unlucky
@@frederikbrandt424 In Bahrain, Ocon spun Schumacher round and he also didn't have fresh tires for the restart, so he fell down.
I always knew Haas could come back, given they were developing this car the longest compared to the rest of the grid. Its really good to see Kmag get a competitive car again after a horrid 2020 season!
hopefully he can get a podium or 2 this season. also i think mick schumacher is under huge pressure 😶
Well, the reason they've been good is because they finally have a driver capable of making use of the car. I think there's a good chance they'd still be at 0 points if it was still Mick & Mazepin
So really quite good timing for them to both have a capable car and getting a good driver at the same time, and that the Mazepin deal fell through only after they were financially stable again without the oil money.
@@rantanen1 Mick was unlucky in Bahrain, Ocon knocking him into a 360 ruined his tyres
@@Visual_Ghoul Yes, so if Magnussen hadn't been there, the team would still be at 0 points.
Obviously it would still be an improvement over last years car, but there wouldn't be all this hype and speculation over how Haas is going to do if it wasn't for Magnussen. I do also think he is definitely a better driver than Mick too, and Mick was way better than Mazepin
@@rantanen1 i wasnt arguing, chill out
I really hope that they will keep this pace and even maybe gets a podium.
Remember sauber 2012 is still kan be hope too
“The start to the season could have been even better if they’d been more successful.” Yes, this is exactly the kind of in-depth analysis we clicked on this video for
😂😂😂
Will Buxton moment
Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes
I don't think that Haas or Alfa podium is that big of a stretch especially if there are some crazy races like last year
Or even a one-off win.
I think they’re the 3rd fastest team at the moment. Kmag didn’t drive last year in Jeddah, and missed FP1 and FP2 this year, yet still was comfortably quicker than Hamilton and overtook him on track. He even said afterwards that 5th or higher would have been feasible if he’d known the track.
Haas have the highest wind tunnel allowance, vs Mercedes with the lowest. There’s also a budget cap which all the teams can currently max out, so Mercedes’ don’t have a financial advantage over Haas anymore.
@@JakeM218 He also had neck problems which prevented him from pushing the car constantly.
@@is0latedplays453 and also they only have one driver that has finished races so once Schumacher starts getting points they can easily be top 5
if this brings more guenther on DtS, i'm up for it.
Gunther Steiner...an "original" or as the brits say..."Salt of the earth" man.....
A national treasure!
@@jimnasium452 *international*
Kevin needs to smash another door
I hope he stays as a rockstar, not as a wanker :D
Haas and K-Mag have been the Cinderella story of 2022 so far.
I really hope they do. They were dealt a heavy few years with Rich energy and now Russia sponsor. So I do hope they can gain some new sponsors and a stable income.
How do you equate the Rich Energy situation with them being forced to drop a sponsor through no wish of their own?
@@staceyfunk9689 Haas had to pull Rich Energy, and the owner played “big man” on Twitter claiming he pulled because of poor performance. The truth is, they had £1 in earnings at the time of sponsoring when they first filed for Companies House in the UK yet the owner was claiming he was about to pump £35m into the team. When he realised he couldn’t commit to his own financial agreements, Haas realised they were being played at the risk of losing R&D costs. I wouldn’t say Haas were “forced” to pull Uralkali either. Dimitri’s son was about to get banned from international sporting regulations in certain countries. Dimitri had close ties with the Kremlin. Haas had a choice, but they weren’t forced. It would’ve finished them as an F1 team had they kept Uralkali as the financing would be sanctioned going into 2023.They had little choice in both situations, but again, they didn’t need to oblige to anyone - they already had their 2022 funding paid for by investment, and they won’t have to pay it back. They’re very equatable in the sense Haas had to make last-minute financial decisions to keep their team in Formula 1. Both dire situations, both needed to be dropped out of their own safety as apposed to “forced”.
They’re in an amazing situation financially at the moment.
The budget cap means all the teams can comfortably hit the maximum. No team has a financial advantage over another anymore.
1&1 have been asking to increase their sponsorship for awhile, and Gene Haas is still filthy rich.
But not only that, Uralkali paid UPFRONT for 2022! They’ve got all the money, and due to the sanctions, they aren’t actually allowed to refund Mazepin Senior. So at this moment in time, they’re happily sitting with all the money. Mazepin is attempting to sue in order to be refunded, but this will take months or years.
If they continue the season at this pace, they’ll get a large prize pot at the end of the year as well.
Haas is looking at North Korea for their next solid sponsor.
If Haas keeps up this momentum, they could be the next Force India/Racing Point, ready to snatch a podium finish should a couple of the top teams have a bad weekend.
Anything at or above 7th in the constructors is a great season in my book. 4th or 5th would be an amazing achievement but requires both drivers to be consistent point scorers.
Target has got to be P3 surely.
They’ve got the highest wind tunnel allowance, vs Mercedes with the lowest. They are all able to max out the budget cap now, so Mercedes no longer have any financial advantage.
In Jeddah, Kmag had a bad neck, didn’t race last year, and missed FP1 and FP2 this year, yet still was quicker than Hamilton on track and able to overtake him.
It all comes down to how quickly Schumacher can start scoring consistent points.
@@JakeM218 seeing as how Schumacher had an unfortunate start to Bahrain being spun out (but still achieving P11 - just outside of the points) and just being unable to race in Jeddah (although due to his own error), we can expect him to most likely become a regular points scorer, even if its just P9/P10
@@yillowo I think the mistake in Jeddah was Schumacher over driving as he’s suddenly against a very experienced driver who knows the team well.
I think if he relaxes, and approaches this the right way, he’ll do well this season.
@@JakeM218 Also Jeddah, zero margin for error, so once we get "out in the open" Minimacher might gain some confidence back.
Schumacher has at least in his junior formula days shown that he is a slow learner. That could in part explain both the maintained gap in 2021 and his struggles this year as the cars are vastly different, raising his game should be his focus for at least the first half of the season, with Magnussen there to help him through it.
With last years car not being that good for Haas this is his first real chance to show himself off to become better, he’s still young and I think, like you said if he’s a slow learner, we have yet to see Mock tear up the track
One thing I find fascinating is just how important Magnussen might be to Haas’ great opening results. Schumacher by comparison hasn’t yet been able to show the car’s potential to the same extent. And he tended to be better than Mazepin last year. Had the driver lineup stayed the same, the improvement this year may not have been as visible.
Looking forward to what they do this season. Hopefully they can keep up the pace. Nice video. Keep up the good work.
This channel just gets better and better with content, awesome stuff👍
Congratulations on delivering high quality informative and instructive videos.
I guess with their performance so far, you could say they've avoided a...
Multi '21?
Especially impressive is the fact that they did all this while having a late driver + sponsor drop. I'm such a fan (hard not to though, as an American myself)
Anyone who knows Kevin knows he's one of the best on the grid.. he should never have been dropped.. if you give him the car, he will definitely deliver.. 👍
given he came back on such short notice and doing better than mick, for sure. im real excited for haas
@@klot2675 Definitely! Maybe a sneaky podium! 🤞🤞🤞
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Great video! Your factual content style is always appreciated! 🏎
Whoever designed that Thumbnail or came with the idea.
You sir, are a genius.
The Race UA-cam team & Haas F1 Instagram/social media manager :) Steinership grows every succesful weekend, he'll have a cruise ship by the end of the season 😝
I'm so happy Hass changed t's livery. I really hated the blue red and white livery.
The last two seasons of f1 have been fantastic. I started watching in 2017 when only three teams where cable of producing podiums. It’s been a blast to see midfield teams get podiums.
We’ll see if they can keep it up or not, but them having more wind tunnel time than everyone else in the first half of the season will definitely help.
Great video, keep it up!
Yeah Haas is performing better than it has but it still needs to push for podium instead of midfield points. Can they do it with this car? Yes. Can they do it with Magnussen? Yes. The weak link unfortunately is Mick.
Mick is hardly a weak link tho as an F2 and F3 champion. Like, yes, he did take a year in both series to get the hang of it fully. But then he took the titles, didn't just come 3rd or something.
I hope they finish 4th in the constructors and possibly either Kevin or Mick finishes on the podium at least once. That’d be epic!
Genuinly happy for them, good to have Kevin back. hope they can keep this up.
love the vid
Ed Straw is a solid professional. This video is quality content, as his content invariably is. Thanks for this analysis on F1's US team, THE RACE!
Love seeing the hot start
this makes so much sense! Was absolutely shocked when i saw Kev Mag starting 5th in qualies in Bahrain in a HAAS
Getting Magnussen was an excellent move, I think once Schumacher gets going the team could finish ahead of Alfa Romeo and McClaren I know this sounds crazy but these new rules are helping smaller teams which I enjoy F1 even more.
Video starts at 6:00
I am so happy for Haas that the plan worked. And also I am so impressed by how they stick together. In other teams or sports the leadperson (Steiner) would have been gone but not in this team. I hope they can settle in the upper midfield.
Long time coming
Kevin complaiend about neck pain or headache in Saudi Arabia. People said "understandable he's been off F1 for a while and these cars have a lot of porpoising". But I remember him having headaches back in 2019 and 2020 as well with old cars.
I hope he is ok and he can keep this level of performance. I'm not optimistic, however.
God bless whoever made the thumbnail, what a G
Don't forget that morale will also be sky high at the moment. Momentum is important in any team endeavour and right now they must be feeling great about themselves and full of confidence. This will likely translate in more improvement as once things start going your way they tend to keep on doing so for a while - as they say, you make your own luck.
It's basically the Ferrari update package. It's like the racing point with their pink Mercedes. I'm so glad K Mag is back!
I believe they could have done it. People were saying Gene should sell it, I was one of a few people who said Gene would look like a clown if Haas was successful and we were right. I hope they can stay in the Top 10 regularly.
I'm actually super happy to see hass do better this year. They absolutely need the spotlight to keep up their great year
so good to see the haas fast again!
If Mick keeps smashing the car like this every race they'll just end up blowing their budget cap
That’s what I don’t understand about these paydrivers. Surely the amount of damage they do to cars because of their incompetent driving means the money they bring in aren’t quite as valuable.
@@frederikbrandt424 since when was mick a pay driver
@@Foodsipper He’s indirectly a pay driver by having the last name Schumacher which gives him a lot of advantages in terms of sponsors and hype. There are many more talented drivers that don’t have a seat despite more impressive resumes.
@@frederikbrandt424 sure Schumacher isn't performing as expected , sure he's crashing quite a bit
And he does also bring in the Schumacher name and hype
But he is a brilliant driver
He won F2 and f3 whereas ghanyu Zhou didn't for eg
@@theigpugamer He won F2 and F3 driving for Prema, the most dominant team in those classes by far. It also took him multiple years in both classes to have success and it’s not like he blew his opponents out the water. Also remember Latifi finished 2nd in F2 before he paid his way to F1, so let’s not pretend that just having a good result in F2 means you’re good. Not gonna pretend the Zhou situation isn’t much worse though.
Didn’t like magneson when he was driving but genuinely want him to get that podium now?? Always good to see the smaller teams pushing well. Come on Haas 👍🏻
Good an honest review! Thank you. Kevin Seems to be in the sweet spot of his life. What a great match that has been! :-)
Ferrari should let Haas have the Maserati sponsorship. They let Sauber have the Alfa Romeo branding and that was a big benefit to them. There were rumors of Haas potentially getting the Maserati sponsorship a couple years ago, but those plans fell through. Now with Haas proving themselves a capable midfield team, it seems like the right time to give them a big-name sponsorship to cement their financial security moving forward.
i'm deeply hoping so!
Can't wait to see what sponsors HAAS will have towards the end of the year, going to be some huge developments for the team
I have to say Iam quite shocked. Positively. With basically every Merc Team in trouble I do think that amplified the recovery, but it’s a well earned one, for simply a Job well done at the factory.
Shows what the right people together can do. Ex Ferrari personnel showing there worth.
Kmag, Bottas and their respective teams have been brilliant to watch so far this season. So happy to see them scoring points. Must be such a relief for the teams, especially Haas.
Everyone on board the Steinner Ship
lots of love for Haas right now ❤️
Really happy to see haas solidly in the midfield
It’s nice to see Haas and Alfa competitive but really hope we see them, along with McLaren and Alpine, challenge for race wins at some point this season. And nice to see F1 recognize it needed to at least try and level the playing field with a spend cap and aero testing limits - it’s not sport if you know who is gonna win before event/season starts!
100% to all of that 👍👍👍
Mclel is so off pace right now that it's impossible they challenge for wins this year unless Ferrari and ex-honda powerplants end up being totally unable to last full race distances.
KMag saved them. If it was Mazepin they would still have 0 points this year.
car was developed by his money
what about Mick S.....??
@@stratman9449 what about him? Still haven’t scored any points.
@@stratman9449 he smash the car on the nearest wall when he make little mistake
Seeing how Magnussen just enjoys the journey I really hope they stay in upper top, or even get a podium.
Hey, in the past two years we had three rather unlikely wins for team and driver; Alfa Tauri won with Gasly, Alpine won with Ocon, and Racing Point won with Perez... so, maybe something freakish will happen and Haas will win with Magnussen? It would be fantastic, and knowing it would drive Putin's pal (maybe even Putin himself) mad is definitely a reason for all of us to root for Haas!
This footage shows how great the new cars look compared to last few years.
F1 cars have gotten so much better to look at over the years. While the width of them might make overtaking harder it definitely does make them look cooler.
I don't like teams, i root for the driver.... Buuuut.
Seeing Gunther's smile this season really makes me happy for the team finding success out of the previous 2 giant blows they took.
Two Haas cars need to continue the good streak. Like they did a few years ago, that was great to watch.
It makes me glad to know Haas has scored 12 points in the first two races. Clearly the car is better, but what I feel it needed was a good driver. Mazepin, we all know, would not have finished in fifth place, and ninth place, so Magnussen has clearly made the difference. Let's see if Schumacher rises to point scoring.
I thinks it's a very remarkable achievement for a small team to never give up through highs and lows, the deserve a podium and think haas have a great future.
It's great to see a midfield shake up makes for better racing and great to see hass coming up.
I'd like to see a 10 race series of spec F1 cars to see who really is the best driver. I bet there would be a lot of surprise and heartache . Back to reality ,I hope Haas has an awesome season.
That Ferrari Power unit though. Kind of similar to 2014 Mercedes in a Williams
This. While I'm not going to say that Kevin is trash, no one in this day and age gets to F1 without being at least top 10% of racers in the world, most of this has been helped by the engine being spot on while other midfield competitors like Alfa Tauri are struggling to finish while the Merc customer teams have all badly missed the ball, not to mention RB unable to finish in race 1 and Lewis botching it and getting botched in Race 2. Once everyone else finds their footing in development and being able to last towards race end, they'll migrate back to 7th or 8th best by seasons end, ahead of Williams and McLel but only due to power.
I’d say ‘shot’ is a better word than ‘dragged’. Immense work from the team
We all just gonna ignore the fact that when ferrari is fast Haas is also fast? That has got to be a big factor in their current form given how many parts are straight from maranello
I can already see Guenter with champagne at the end, honestly a pretty good comeback against all their rivals meanly Mercedes, Williams etc. 👍
Best way to keep the momentum now is Not to be too successfull in 22. They sure will show off what progess they have made, but if they end the season somewehre at the end of the field again they can use more wind tunnel time again. The car is good enough to make some good screen time, and that is more important for sponsors than actual points sometimes. And of course the cost cap helps.
By that I am not suggesting that they will do such a thing on purpose, but that would be a very beneficial scenario for the long term.
GOOD FOR THEM
Don’t doubt the Haasterplan
Too much is being made about Haas and Alfa Romeo but its crystal clear the engine formula is extremely dominant... I would wait until mid season atleast and actually leave the final verdict until after the season to really comment on who actually did a great job with their car... engine equalised and Merc suspension sorted I still believe the Aston Martin will be fighting with Mclaren to head the midfield.
Same thoughts! It's just has been 2 races, will wait for the break to see, how actually teams are performing. That Ferrari PU has a big role in Haas Dramatic recovery, if & when Mercedes PU improves the situation will become more clear.
@@BlackHawkTejas Unfortunately it looks pretty dire... as engine upgrades are banned till 2026(new regs)... so this looks like a disaster for Mercedes atm.. not sure how they'll improve their PU performance under the guise of reliability changes or if that's even possible...am pretty sure they are approximately 20 kph slower than what they expected in preseason relative to the competition...no way that deficit is explained by the rear wing.
On board the SteinerShip!!!
depends when the wind tunnel allocation time is updated.
so to answer the question:- through hard work.
Happy for haas. fight on guys 🔥
How about a podium in one of the races for K Mag
I cannot wait for the rest of the season , something big is coming .
It's so nice to see Haas doing well. I truly hope they will get a podium this season and will improve to have an even bigger chance of a podium next season.
Haas Constructors champion in 2024 :)
They just stopped spinning
Mick will be in Top Ten I would expect 8th place in Australia Kmag will be Third.
0:54 "finished 5th in the constructors championship, and actually had the 4th fastest car on average"
Can someone explain to me what they base this "average" on. Would like to see them explain it as they mention it in quite a lot of their videos.
Speed traps and lap times are usually a good comparison point for how fast are the cars relative to each other. But that's not always the whole story. Last year for example, Alpha Tauri had a clearly faster car than Alpine, yet Tsunoda was rarely there to help Gasly fight off against Alonso and Ocon and as a result Alpine managed to get more points as its two drivers were more consistent than Alpha Tauri's.
What went unnoticed by most observers is Haas's mini sector times in Bahrain Q3 - I saw a lot of purples there, but KMag (understandably perhaps) and Mick never put together the sort of great laps the top drivers are capable of. Which is what makes me think that in the hands of a truly World class driver, that car could fight at least for 3rd spot. Hope KMag gets F1 fit soon and better reliability, understanding and upgrades takes Haas to the front.
I think Kmag will get quicker and quicker, he's admitted himself he's really struggling with his neck as he wasn't prepared for F1.
haas was a team i liked they came in and scored well sadly all badluck afterwards and now they are back
As a Haas Fan this really excites me.
It's certainly lucky that McLaren and Aston absolutly underdelievered in their package, same for Williams.
It's a genius move I guess nobody exspected to bring back Magnussen.
If Magnussen and Mick are on Form and Mercedes and Red Bull have some misfortune, which isn't as unlikely as it seems in 21 Remaining Races, I see some great surprises ahead of us, like Gasly and Ocon last year.
Compared to the other major backmarker teams of 2021, Williams and Alfa Romeo, HAAS went harder on preparing for the '22 regs then either of them, and has a driver lineup roughly on par with Alfa Romeo and far better then Williams, not to mention that Williams is partially crippled by a weaker-then-normal Mercedes powerplant. That coupled with McLel regressing right back down to their 2015-2017 levels strongly suggest that while HAAS might gradually slip backwards as the season goes on (Alpha Tauri will inevitably move back forwards and fix their reliability) they may have invested enough at the right time to not run the risk of slipping right back to dead last on the grid this year. Though I do think that it's inevitable that they end up trading paint with Williams for P16 at best in the upcoming years. Ferrari may have shot well with aero regulations, but Dallara is usually a bit slower on the uptake with changes and upgrades to aerodynamic regulations both as a HAAS support and in their support for open wheel racing in the US (indycar) and the Euro developmental ladder.
Those black Haas's looked so good, damn
I'd really like to see Haas do well this season. They've had such horrendous luck through their time in F1 what with bad sponsorship deals and a car that just wouldn't follow orders. Nixxing Mazespin was a crucial move, they certainly wouldn't be where they are now if he were still there, and they'd probably have broken 3 times more cars by now.
Having an established driver join and help push the new driver along with ferrari drip feeding staff over to them to get under budget has helped haas. But I think they will be a midfield team for a while yet
Fun thing is that with Mazepin instead of Magnussen in the car, the video title would be how Haas felt short of their 2022 season expectations since they wouldnt have scored points until that point.
I didn’t really feel and I hope i think HAAS will have a Podium this year
Let’s go HAAS 🤍
Haas doing well this year was expected and predicted by many of the F1 fans who have not learned about the sport from netflix
It was a really easy prediction as Haas have been very public about 2021 being a dumpster year they gave up on purpose in order to redirect all their resources to the new regs.
this vid is telling us nothing we don't already know.
gotta keep pumping out that content i suppose
Exactly. Seeing all people making “power rankings” before the season started that were only based on past years performance was ridiculous. Because they frankly have no idea what they’re talking about. A monkey could make better predictions than these so called experts
Great to see Haas excelling.
It really helps that McLaren isn't doing so great. But I really hope they can keep it as McLaren sorts themselves out and Zhou keeps up his pace with Alfa.
This is HAAS's year to shine.