In 2018 Haas finished a standout fifth in the Constructors’ Championship and through 2019 its VF-19 was firmly in the thick of the midfield. But it slumped to just ninth in the standings thanks to a litany of lacklustre race performances. What went wrong? Motorsport Week continues its end-of-year review by reflecting on Haas’ problematic campaign. Eighth in 2016. Eighth in 2017 (with more points), and fifth in 2018. Haas’ trajectory through its infancy in Formula 1 has been impressively upwards. Its exploitation of the regulations to align itself with Ferrari and out-source work to Dallara was regarded as a cost-effective template for future F1 teams: the ability to be...
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