Haas driver Romain Grosjean believes that the American-based team possesses the ability to build its own Formula 1 car in future. For its debut F1 season in 2016, Haas used a chassis supplied by Italian manufacturer Dallara, and relied upon a technical partnership with Ferrari for all other components that F1 teams do not have to design themselves. This model proved a success as it scored 29 points in its first-ever F1 season to finish eighth in the constructors’ championship. Grosjean said that Haas’s factory in Kannapolis, North Carolina, is capable of building a car in-house, although the intention is to stick with its current Dallara/Ferrari plan. “For now, we’re doing the model...
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