Haas has launched its 2025 automobile – the VF-25 – after displaying its livery on the F1 75 Dwell occasion on the O2 Area in London.
All groups had been current in London on Tuesday night time to launch the brand new season, they usually had been mandated to unveil their 2025 liveries on the occasion, however not the automobiles themselves. Haas accomplished a non-public shakedown with the VF-25 on Sunday at Silverstone and so then revealed the brand new automobile as soon as it had accomplished its F1 75 look.
“Our motivation ranges have by no means been increased heading right into a brand-new season,” stated crew principal Ayao Komatsu. “To have been within the struggle for sixth place within the constructors’ championship all the best way to the ultimate spherical in 2024 was nice to be part of – the extent of growth we loved all year long was unprecedented in our historical past.
“To be going into our tenth season in Components 1 with the assumption that we are able to compete, and with the crew actually coming collectively the best way it did, I’m personally very excited to see what we are able to ship with the VF-25.
“All our features throughout Kannapolis, Banbury and Maranello have been working exhausting to make sure we are able to hit the bottom working once more in Bahrain. Our design workplace in Italy, underneath the steering of Andrea De Zordo, have labored tirelessly to evolve the profitable idea we had with the VF-24, and its upgrades, and construct on these strengths and apply into the VF-25 design.
“We’re all wanting to get going with Esteban (Ocon) and Ollie (Bearman) and get some milage underneath our belts previous to racing in Australia subsequent month.”
NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 16: <> throughout a shakedown take a look at of the Haas F1 Staff VF-25 F1 automobile at Silverstone Circuit on February 16, 2025 in Northampton, England. (Photograph by Dom Romney/LAT Pictures)
Head of aerodynamics Davide Paganelli says the rear of the automobile has been focused because the crew seems to be for larger consistency all through the brand new season.
“Our focus was the factors of weak spot recognized within the VF-24,” Paganelli stated. “With the assistance of the efficiency crew, we tried to work on the entire automobile as a package deal to have the ability to remedy the problem. A sign of that is that we labored rather a lot on the rear of the automobile, and significantly the rear wing. I feel that we’ve performed a very good job on this for 2025.
“We consider the package deal we’ve designed is a very good one by way of growth. Clearly, we should examine if the supply is what we count on. If we’re in a position to see on monitor what we predict we’re discovering within the wind tunnel, I feel that we are able to have a large increase from the very first race.
“We’ve tried to design a automobile that may adapt to completely different races, as one of many weaknesses we had final 12 months was not having the ability to have the ability to carry out on the identical degree at circuits with completely different traits. I feel that we did job in attempting to shut this type of hole in addition to offering a configuration that’s higher in hotter races. We all know in the beginning of the season we have now some sizzling races, so we must always have the ability to compete.”
Ending seventh within the constructors’ standings final 12 months, Haas misplaced out in a detailed struggle with Alpine for sixth, however crew proprietor Gene Haas says he was happy with the general progress having changed Guenther Steiner with Komatsu firstly of 2024.
“We had a really encouraging 12 months in 2024 so I’m naturally trying ahead to seeing additional progress made this season with the VF-25,” Haas stated. “The crew actually pulled collectively final 12 months, each on and off-track, and clearly now we have now two new drivers in Esteban and Ollie to include into the crew and hopefully preserve us headed in the fitting path.
“It was thrilling to see the developments made final season and I’m trusting that momentum will proceed to develop and translate into additional efficiency good points.”
