close global

Welcome to GPFans

CHOOSE YOUR COUNTRY

  • NL
  • GB
  • IT
  • ES-MX
  • US
  • GB

Are you a F1 Fan? Follow GP Fans

Edition

NL GB IT ES-MX US
Haas VF21 launch

Haas officially launch the VF21

Haas VF21 launch — Photo: © LAT Images

Haas officially launch the VF21

The American-owned team completed a filming day in Bahrain on Thursday

Haas has officially launched the VF21 after completing a livery launch in February and a filming day in Bahrain on Thursday.

Haas finished the ninth of 10 teams in the constructors' championship last year and team principal Guenther Steiner has made clear on a number of occasions already that the VF21 will not be developed across the course of this season.

A large factor behind this decision, aside from last years poor performance and the large carryover of parts into the new season, is the budget cap - something entirely new to F1 that has come into force this year.

With radically changing aerodynamic regulations being introduced for 2022, Haas will spend all its budget in search of longer-term gains presented by the new era of the sport.

The 'forward looking' theme is also evident in the driver line-up at Haas - the team replacing Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen over the winter with a rookie pairing of Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher.

The controversy surrounding Mazepin has well documented after the Russian inappropriately touched a female passenger in a car, but Haas has once again found itself in the spotlight for its livery the features the Russian flag.

The use of the flag or national symbols or emblems from Russia are banned in FIA competition as part of a World Anti-Doping Agency [WADA] ruling and Haas is now the subject of a WADA investigation.

Related

More F1 news

Latest F1 news

Lewis Hamilton under fire from Ferrari team-mate in angry blast at Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton under fire from Ferrari team-mate in angry blast at Chinese Grand Prix

  • 47 minutes ago
Lewis Hamilton has an '11:11' tattoo, what does it mean?

Lewis Hamilton has an '11:11' tattoo, what does it mean?

  • 1 hour ago
F1 2026 Chinese Grand Prix starting grid with penalties applied

F1 2026 Chinese Grand Prix starting grid with penalties applied

  • 2 hours ago
Christian Horner F1 return facing major blocker as Mercedes talks confirmed

Christian Horner F1 return facing major blocker as Mercedes talks confirmed

  • 2 hours ago
F1 Odds: Chinese Grand Prix favourites and long shots as Lewis Hamilton roars back after ‘Macarena’ flop

F1 Odds: Chinese Grand Prix favourites and long shots as Lewis Hamilton roars back after ‘Macarena’ flop

  • 3 hours ago
Lewis Hamilton Chinese GP disqualification a watershed moment for Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton Chinese GP disqualification a watershed moment for Ferrari

  • 3 hours ago

Just in

14:53
Lewis Hamilton under fire from Ferrari team-mate in angry blast at Chinese Grand Prix
13:53
Lewis Hamilton has an '11:11' tattoo, what does it mean?
13:27
F1 2026 Chinese Grand Prix starting grid with penalties applied
12:58
Christian Horner F1 return facing major blocker as Mercedes talks confirmed
12:30
F1 Odds: Chinese Grand Prix favourites and long shots as Lewis Hamilton roars back after ‘Macarena’ flop
F1 news

Recommended by the editors

Christian Horner F1 return facing major blocker as Mercedes talks confirmed F1 News & Gossip

Christian Horner F1 return facing major blocker as Mercedes talks confirmed

2 hours ago
F1 Odds: Chinese Grand Prix favourites and long shots as Lewis Hamilton roars back after ‘Macarena’ flop Chinese Grand Prix

F1 Odds: Chinese Grand Prix favourites and long shots as Lewis Hamilton roars back after ‘Macarena’ flop

3 hours ago
Lewis Hamilton Chinese GP disqualification a watershed moment for Ferrari Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton Chinese GP disqualification a watershed moment for Ferrari

3 hours ago
FIA take action over controversial F1 race starts F1 News & Gossip

FIA take action over controversial F1 race starts

Today 10:55
Ontdek het op Google Play
x