At the United States Grand Prix, the second round of the season F1 at home for the American team, Haas had presented an improved VF-25. Only Esteban Ocon had tested these developments for the only Free Practice in Austin, where he finished 11the behind his teammate Oliver Bearman, before both cars were finally equipped for Sprint Qualifying. At the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Haas has three Free Practice sessions this time, giving itself more time to fine-tune the improvements.
After the first two Free Practice sessions for the Mexican Grand Prix, Gene Haas’s team was generally satisfied with the progress made. According to team principal Ayao Komatsu, the developments will ” In the right direction “, even though ” the difference is not huge “. ” Every little step that can give the pilot confidence is useful. ” he adds. Bet won: the two pilots seem encouraged by the changes made to the car.
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Oliver Bearman and Esteban Ocon confirm: VF-25 is progressing
Oliver Bearman – who gave up his seat to rookie Ryō Hirakawa for FP1 – said: happy with this day (Friday)” and underlined the “ progress made with the car since last time “, recalling his participation in the Free Practice session of the 2023 Mexican GP with Haas. After FP2, he confirmed that the package ” meets expectations. » « I’m glad we have a few more sessions to test them to optimize the car a little more in FP3. ” he then concluded.
Esteban Ocon, in agreement with his garage neighbor, said to himself: ” quite satisfied ” developments that he believes will “ In the right direction “. The Norman also praised the ” very good work » of his team. « We learned a lot about the car and tried many new things which turned out to be very positive, He says. There are some things we might have to take out and try for another race. We might keep some of them.”
Second from bottom in the Constructors’ Championship (48 points), Haas will hope to pick up a few more points in the last five rounds of the season to close the gap with Sauber, currently 11 points ahead.
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