The brand new season is quick approaching, and behind the scenes, all groups are already working to arrange for the brand new championship. Haas began its 2025 marketing campaign just a few days in the past at Jerez with its first “historic” TPC (Take a look at Earlier Automobiles) session, utilizing a automobile that’s at the least two seasons outdated, a uncommon alternative made potential this 12 months due to new funding.
A primary return to the monitor, albeit with an outdated automobile, whereas ready for the season to start and for the 2 drivers to get their first style of the VF-25, the brand new automobile for the 2025 World Championship. As normal for the American group, there can be no devoted automobile unveiling, although previously they had been usually the primary to disclose the shapes and colours of the brand new automobile by way of renders.
To see the brand new livery, followers must watch for the occasion organized by System 1 in London on February 18, when all ten groups will unveil their 2025 colour schemes collectively.
Debut at Silverstone on February 16 with Ocon
Nonetheless, the primary look of the long run VF-25 will come just a few days earlier, on February 16, when the 2025 automobile will full its first kilometers throughout a filming day at Silverstone, adopted by one other in Bahrain two days earlier than the beginning of pre-season testing.
Haas has additionally determined to separate the driving duties: Esteban Ocon will drive in the course of the filming day in England, whereas Oliver Bearman will drive extra constantly in the course of the filming day in Bahrain. Whereas this might sound uncommon, it truly has a particular objective.
Esteban Ocon is without doubt one of the tallest drivers on the grid, and the group has encountered some problem getting ready the automobile for the French driver. Though Haas is assured these minor points have been resolved, they wish to take additional precautions: therefore the choice to have Ocon drive first in Silverstone, permitting time to resolve any potential points earlier than testing begins. The seat becoming will happen in Italy subsequent week.
The VF-25 Will Characteristic Completely different Options from Ferrari 2025
The VF-25 can even be a automobile that, for the primary time, distances itself from a few of Ferrari’s technical selections. Through the years, the American group has constantly chosen to undertake the most recent specs from Maranello for numerous elements of their automobile, typically even aligning with their aerodynamic selections, particularly in the course of the ground-effect period.
Nonetheless, this 12 months the VF-25 won’t fully observe Ferrari’s lead, as a result of, not like the Scuderia, which has opted for a pull-rod entrance suspension for 2025, Haas won’t modify the entrance suspension format in comparison with final 12 months. As reported by Motorsport.com and now confirmed by Group Principal Ayao Komatsu, the 2025 Haas automobile will hold the push-rod entrance suspension from the VF-24, setting it aside from Ferrari.
The change in format has aerodynamic causes and performs an vital position, as it really works carefully with each the airflow from the entrance wing and influences how the airflow strikes throughout the remainder of the automobile. After technical assessments, together with the time wanted to revise the design for only one 12 months earlier than the 2026 revolution, Haas determined to stay with a well-recognized resolution, sustaining the 2024 specification.
“That is one other important side as a result of, up till now, within the 9 seasons of Haas in F1, we’ve all the time chosen the most recent specification from Ferrari. And never as a result of it was a aware resolution, however as a result of it was the most secure and best selection,” commented Komatsu.
“When our technical leads got here to talk to me… truly, it was one thing we had already mentioned in earlier seasons, however we by no means did it, we by no means did a carryover of the entrance suspension, for instance. However this time our engineers regarded on the priorities and mentioned, ‘If we purchase the most recent 2025 entrance suspension specification from Ferrari, when will we’ve this data obtainable? What is going to change aerodynamically?’
“As a result of, whenever you make such a change, it positively has an influence, and also you begin making comparisons. At that time, you see how a lot potential that resolution can unlock in comparison with the truth that we gained’t cease improvement as a result of we’re preserving the identical suspension specification. How a lot potential remains to be in that specification?”
“Then you definitely begin doing particular research, and our conclusion was that we should always do a carryover. It’s optimistic that we did the thorough research, so we had the boldness to make this resolution, whereas earlier than we didn’t have that. When the engineers really useful we do the carryover and go forward with this specification after doing in-depth research, I mentioned, ‘Okay, let’s go down this path.’”
Whereas the entrance suspension will stay unchanged, the rear suspension, in addition to the gearbox casing, will as an alternative undertake the options designed by Ferrari for 2025, so Haas can be geared up with the most recent specification, together with all of the updates.
New Chassis for Extra Freedom and Unlocking Untapped Potential
With 2026 and the brand new technical laws on the horizon, it was speculated that some groups would possibly restrict chassis adjustments with a carryover. Nonetheless, that gained’t be the case for Haas, because the VF-25 will characteristic a revised chassis: a essential change to permit larger design freedom, notably aerodynamically.
In the course of the improvement of the VF-24, final season’s automobile, engineers found that sure limitations because of the chassis design had been hindering the unlocking of potential discovered throughout CFD research. Consequently, the VF-25 will characteristic a redesigned physique, giving technicians extra room to implement new options.
“Sure, [we’ll have a new chassis]. Final 12 months, we developed the automobile fairly properly, however there have been some limitations we needed to settle for. Halfway by way of the season, we realized learn how to unlock additional efficiency, however we couldn’t do it with the Silverstone and Austin packages because of the chassis design limitations. So, we determined to change it this 12 months.”
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