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 just a few days in the past at Jerez with its first “historic” TPC (Check Earlier Automobiles) session, utilizing a automobile that’s a minimum of two seasons outdated, a uncommon alternative made attainable this yr due to new funding.
A primary return to the monitor, albeit with an outdated automobile, whereas ready for the season to start and for the 2 drivers to get their first style of the VF-25, the brand new automobile for the 2025 World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 regular for the American workforce, there will probably be no devoted automobile unveiling, though up to now they had been sometimes the primary to disclose the shapes and colours of the brand new automobile by way of renders.
To see the brand new livery, followers should look forward to the occasion organized by System 1 in London on February 18, when all ten groups will unveil their 2025 coloration schemes collectively.
Debut at Silverstone on February 16 with Ocon
Nonetheless, the primary look of the longer term 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 throughout the filming day in England, whereas Oliver Bearman will drive extra persistently throughout the filming day in Bahrain. Whereas this might sound uncommon, it truly has a selected function.
Esteban Ocon is without doubt one of the tallest drivers on the grid, and the workforce has encountered some issue making ready the automobile for the French driver. Though Haas is assured these minor points have been resolved, they need 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 Function Completely different Options from Ferrari 2025
The VF-25 will even be a automobile that, for the primary time, distances itself from a few of Ferrari’s technical selections. Through the years, the American workforce has persistently chosen to undertake the newest specs from Maranello for varied parts of their automobile, typically even aligning with their aerodynamic selections, particularly throughout the ground-effect period.
Nonetheless, this yr the VF-25 is not going to solely comply with 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 format in comparison with final yr. As reported by Motorsport.com and now confirmed by Crew Principal Ayao Komatsu, the 2025 Haas automobile will hold the push-rod entrance suspension from the VF-24, setting it other than Ferrari.
The change in format has aerodynamic causes and performs an necessary function, as it really works intently 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 answer, sustaining the 2024 specification.
“That is one other important facet 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 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 stated, ‘If we purchase the newest 2025 entrance suspension specification from Ferrari, when will we’ve this data out there? What’s going to change aerodynamically?’
“As a result of, once you make such a change, it undoubtedly has an affect, 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 holding the identical suspension specification. How a lot potential continues to be in that specification?”
“Then you definately begin doing particular research, and our conclusion was that we must always do a carryover. It’s optimistic 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 will probably be geared up 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 may 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 obligatory change to permit better design freedom, significantly aerodynamically.
Through 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. 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 by way of the season, we realized how you can 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 yr.”
Purchase official Ferrari F1 merchandise!
Let different Scuderia Followers learn about us
