The brand new season is quick approaching, and behind the scenes, all groups are already working to organize for the brand new championship. Haas began its 2025 marketing campaign a couple of days in the past at Jerez with its first “historic” TPC (Take a look at Earlier Vehicles) session, utilizing a automobile that’s a minimum of two seasons outdated, a uncommon alternative made attainable this yr due to new funding.
A primary return to the monitor, albeit with an outdated automobile, whereas ready for the season to start and for the 2 drivers to get their first style of the VF-25, the brand new automobile for the 2025 World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 standard for the American staff, there will likely be no devoted automobile unveiling, although up to now they have been sometimes the primary to disclose the shapes and colours of the brand new automobile via renders.
To see the brand new livery, followers should watch for the occasion organized by Formulation 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 longer term VF-25 will come a couple of 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 persistently in the course of the filming day in Bahrain. Whereas this may appear uncommon, it truly has a particular function.
Esteban Ocon is among the tallest drivers on the grid, and the staff has encountered some issue 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 Totally 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 decisions. Through the years, the American staff has persistently chosen to undertake the newest specs from Maranello for varied parts of their automobile, typically even aligning with their aerodynamic decisions, particularly in the course of the ground-effect period.
Nonetheless, this yr the VF-25 is not going to solely observe Ferrari’s lead, as a result of, not like the Scuderia, which has opted for a pull-rod entrance suspension for 2025, Haas is not going to modify the entrance suspension structure in comparison with final yr. As reported by Motorsport.com and now confirmed by Crew Principal Ayao Komatsu, the 2025 Haas automobile will maintain the push-rod entrance suspension from the VF-24, setting it other than Ferrari.
The change in structure has aerodynamic causes and performs an necessary 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 yr earlier than the 2026 revolution, Haas determined to stay with a well-known resolution, sustaining the 2024 specification.
“That is one other vital side as a result of, up till now, within the 9 seasons of Haas in F1, we’ve at all times chosen the newest specification from Ferrari. And never as a result of it was a acutely aware choice, however as a result of it was the most secure and best alternative,” 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 appeared on the priorities and stated, ‘If we purchase the newest 2025 entrance suspension specification from Ferrari, when will now we have this info obtainable? What’s going to change aerodynamically?’
“As a result of, whenever you make such a change, it positively has an affect, 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 holding the identical suspension specification. How a lot potential continues to be in that specification?”
“You then begin doing particular research, and our conclusion was that we must always do a carryover. It’s constructive that we did the thorough research, so we had the arrogance to make this choice, 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 stated, ‘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 will likely be outfitted with the newest 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 modifications with a carryover. Nonetheless, that gained’t be the case for Haas, because the VF-25 will function a revised chassis: a mandatory change to permit larger design freedom, notably aerodynamically.
Throughout the improvement of the VF-24, final season’s automobile, engineers found that sure limitations as a result of chassis design have been hindering the unlocking of potential discovered throughout CFD research. In consequence, the VF-25 will function a redesigned physique, giving technicians extra room to implement new options.
“Sure, [we’ll have a new chassis]. Final yr, we developed the automobile fairly properly, however there have been some limitations we needed to settle for. Halfway via the season, we discovered easy methods to unlock additional efficiency, however we couldn’t do it with the Silverstone and Austin packages as a result of chassis design limitations. So, we determined to switch it this yr.”
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