LUSAIL CITY, QATAR - NOVEMBER 29: Esteban Ocon of France and Haas F1 looks on in the garage prior to the Sprint ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Qatar at Lusail International Circuit on November 29, 2025 in Lusail City, Qatar. (Photo by Lars Baron/LAT Images)
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Ocon “not really surprised” by Komatsu’s verdict of his 2025 F1 season

A week after Ayao Komatsu’s review of his 2025 F1 season, Esteban Ocon responded to the team principal’s statements, admitting he was not surprised by it.  Ahead of the 2026 F1 Bahrain tests, Haas F1 team principal Ayao Komatsu admitted that the team “expected more” from Ocon in 2025. Ocon joined Haas from Alpine in…

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2026 F1 start procedure could prove difficult
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Why F1 has a start procedure “recipe for disaster” in hands for 2026 — and McLaren’s demands for a fix

F1 could be heading for a “recipe for disaster” if it doesn’t make any changes around the race start procedures in 2026 – that’s the view from McLaren driver Oscar Piastri after the first Bahrain testing session, as he believes the all-new power units for the season are too complicated to get up and running…

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Haas F1 team principal Ayao Komatsu, during F1 testing shakedown in Barcelona.
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Komatsu praises “fantastic” work by Haas F1 to turn around reliability issues in 2026 Barcelona shakedown

Haas F1 team principal Ayao Komatsu was full of praise for the team after their “fantastic” work to turn around the reliability issues that disrupted their testing week on Wednesday, the second of three days they were allowed to run in the 2026 Barcelona ‘shakedown’. After a very impressive start on Monday, with Esteban Ocon…

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2026 Mercedes F1 cars out on track
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The seven F1 teams that have run their 2026 cars so far — and the four that haven’t

The first official pre-season tests for the 2026 F1 season begin tomorrow after some shakedowns earlier this month, as most of the teams and cars head to Barcelona for the first of three testing periods ahead of the start of the championship. Seven 2026 F1 cars have hit the track for shakedowns or filming days…

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Technical Director Andrea De Zordo reveals how Haas has been building the VF-26, as the team looks ahead to 2026 and a new era of F1.
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De Zordo details Haas VF-26 development ahead of 2026 F1 reset

Formula 1 is on the brink of its most transformative technical overhaul in decades, and at TGR Haas F1 Team, Technical Director Andrea De Zordo is among those leading the complex task of delivering the VF-26 for the 2026 F1 season. With an all-new aerodynamic philosophy, revised car dimensions and a fundamentally different power unit…

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