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with its first “historic” TPC (Check Earlier Vehicles) session, utilizing a automotive that’s at the least two seasons outdated, a uncommon alternative made doable this 12 months because of new funding.
A primary return to the observe, albeit with an outdated automotive, whereas ready for the season to start and for the 2 drivers to get their first style of the VF-25, the brand new automotive for the 2025 World Championship. As typical for the American crew, there shall be no devoted automotive unveiling, though prior to now they have been sometimes the primary to disclose the shapes and colours of the brand new automotive by means of renders.
To see the brand new livery, followers should await the occasion organized by System 1 in London on February 18, when all ten groups will unveil their 2025 shade 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 automotive 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 may appear uncommon, it truly has a selected objective.
Esteban Ocon is without doubt one of the tallest drivers on the grid, and the crew has encountered some problem getting ready the automotive for the French driver. Though Haas is assured these minor points have been resolved, they wish to take further 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 may also be a automotive that, for the primary time, distances itself from a few of Ferrari’s technical decisions. Through the years, the American crew has constantly chosen to undertake the most recent specs from Maranello for varied parts of their automotive, generally even aligning with their aerodynamic decisions, particularly in the course of the ground-effect period.
Nonetheless, this 12 months the VF-25 is not going to completely observe Ferrari’s lead, as a result of, in contrast to 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 12 months. As reported by Motorsport.com and now confirmed by Group Principal Ayao Komatsu, the 2025 Haas automotive will hold the push-rod entrance suspension from the VF-24, setting it other than Ferrari.
The change in structure has aerodynamic causes and performs an essential 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 automotive. 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-known answer, sustaining the 2024 specification.
“That is one other vital facet 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 choice, 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 appeared on the priorities and stated, ‘If we purchase the most recent 2025 entrance suspension specification from Ferrari, when will we have now this data accessible? What’s going to change aerodynamically?’
“As a result of, whenever you make such a change, it undoubtedly has an impression, and also you begin making comparisons. At that time, you see how a lot potential that answer can unlock in comparison with the truth that we gained’t cease improvement as a result of we’re protecting the identical suspension specification. How a lot potential continues to be in that specification?”
“Then you definitely 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 boldness to make this choice, whereas earlier than we didn’t have that. When the engineers beneficial 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 a substitute undertake the options designed by Ferrari for 2025, so Haas shall 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 rules on the horizon, it was speculated that some groups may restrict chassis modifications with a carryover. Nonetheless, that gained’t be the case for Haas, because the VF-25 will characteristic a revised chassis: a vital change to permit better design freedom, notably aerodynamically.
Through the improvement of the VF-24, final season’s automotive, engineers found that sure limitations because of the chassis design have been hindering the unlocking of potential discovered throughout CFD research. Because of this, 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 automotive fairly effectively, however there have been some limitations we needed to settle for. Halfway by means of the season, we discovered find out how to unlock further 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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