Gene Haas will drive a Method 1 automotive in public for the primary time at subsequent month’s Goodwood Competition of Pace, the group has introduced.
The founding father of the Haas F1 group is ready to pilot the 2023-spec VF-23 in the course of the iconic hill climb on Friday, July 11 as a part of the American outfit’s 10-year anniversary celebrations in F1.
The 72-year-old might be joined by group principal Ayao Komatsu, who will get behind the wheel of the VF-24. Komatsu took over day-to-day operations from Guenther Steiner final 12 months, making the 2024 automotive a becoming selection for his Goodwood debut.
In preparation for the occasion, each Haas and Komatsu lately accomplished a non-public shakedown on the Stowe structure of the Silverstone circuit final week.
The four-day FoS will start with Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Vice Chairman and former F1 driver Kazuki Nakajima driving the VF-23 up the hill.
Haas and Toyota struck a technical partnership on the finish of final 12 months and the deal has already seen Kamui Kobayashi drive the identical automotive at Paul Ricard in a non-public take a look at this month.
Haas drivers Oliver Bearman and Esteban Ocon may even take turns within the VF-23 later within the weekend.
Additionally on show at Goodwood would be the VF-16, Haas’s first-ever F1 automotive, in addition to the present VF-25 challenger, which might be transported immediately from Silverstone following the British Grand Prix.
