Haas has proven what F1 teams can achieve after escaping loops of dysfunction

It’s been 15 months since the 2023 United States Grand Prix. Yet only here has the depth of despair at Formula 1’s only (for now) American squad been revealed.

Back then, Haas was unleashing a major upgrade package – its first of that campaign. Then team boss Guenther Steiner said, “I don’t know what to expect”. Yet Haas hoped it would finally end its severe swings from qualifying star to race no-hoper. But the move to Red Bull’s downwash concept ultimately did nothing.