This weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix markes the primary of three-straight races on the System 1 calendar, a undeniable fact that poses challenges for all ten groups.
Together with Haas.
Within the workforce’s media preview of the Spanish Grand Prix, Haas workforce boss Ayao Komatsu famous that the game has reached that a part of the schedule the place everyone seems to be “feeling it,” a undeniable fact that makes the upcoming tripleheader even more durable for the groups.
“A triple-header is all the time fairly robust, fortunately a whole lot of our workforce is UK-based so it helps that the final race of this triple is within the UK, however it’s nonetheless very exhausting,” described Komatsu. “It’s attending to that time of the season the place everyone’s feeling it, so it’s essential that we glance after ourselves to have the ability to carry out at our greatest, to be environment friendly and targeted, particularly on the again of two occasions the place our trackside operations weren’t one of the best. We are able to’t let that occur, so we have to take a look at ourselves and see how we are able to function at our greatest.”
This weekend additionally marks the return of reserve driver Oliver Bearman to the VF-24, because the reserve driver and Ferrari supersub participated in FP1 forward of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, driving Kevin Magnussen’s automotive. This weekend Bearman will once more take part in FP1, this time changing Nico Hülkenberg.
The apply session comes amid constant rumors that Bearman will probably be tapped for a full-time seat with the workforce subsequent season.
Komatsu is hopeful that the workforce’s latest upgrades will mesh properly with the various high-speed corners Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has to supply.
“Spain is the primary circuit since we launched our upgrades which has correct high-speed corners, so I’m actually trying ahead to assessing our replace at that circuit and see what it’s like,” added Komatsu. “We have now Bearman becoming a member of us once more for FP1, this time rather than Nico, so he can proceed from the place he left off in Imola.”
Like his boss, Hülkenberg can also be lookign ahead to the high-speed corners the Spanish Grand Prix has to supply.
“It’s one of many traditional circuits we’ve been going to over time. It’s clearly a really high-speed circuit and I feel it’s going to be very popular there this yr, it was the primary race of the European season,” added Hülkenberg. “I count on there’s going to be very popular, Spanish, temperatures. The vibes in Barcelona and the Spanish way of life are fairly cool and go properly with a enjoyable race. I like triple-headers, we’ve identified them now for a number of years and June is that month when issues get fairly busy.”
Whereas Hülkenberg has already introduced his 2025 plans, because the German driver will head to Sauber for subsequent season forward of the group changing into the Audi works workforce in 2026, Magnussen is without doubt one of the drivers at the moment on the grid dealing with an unsure future. However the Danish driver is solely trying ahead to the high-speed circuit, and the racing that it provides.
“It’s one of the vital well-known tracks for all of the drivers, most likely the monitor I’ve accomplished most laps of out of all of them. It’s an excellent monitor, numerous high-speed corners there, and will be fairly tough to overhaul,” described Magnussen. “It’s develop into higher, the monitor is extra pleasing after they’ve eliminated the final chicane and that’s additionally helped overtaking a little bit bit, so hopefully we will be aggressive there. It’s a triple-header, but it surely’s good to be within the European a part of the season, it’s all acquainted environment, quick flights and no jet lag.”
