Gene Haas' warning to Komatsu: “Spend my money wisely” | FormulaPassion.it

Positive surprise

There Haas it was one of the positive surprises of this start to the 2024 season in the second half of the grid. The American team came from last place among the 2023 Constructors and many expected a similar performance in this new championship. Instead, at the moment the US team – whose management has passed into the hands of the new team principal Ayao Komatsuwho took the reins after the non-renewal of the very popular Gunther Steiner – is seventh and has been able to entering the points in two of the first four GPs.

The team's goal, at this point, could even become that of challenge the Racing Bulls, much more highly rated on the eve of the season, for the role of sixth strength. In the meantime, however, the traditional image of Haas as underfunded team par excellence could be about to change. This was revealed by Komatsu himself, as reported by the site Motorsport-Total.com.

Haas's message

The Japanese manager revealed some conversations I had with team owner Gene Haas at the beginning of the season, in which he would have received the promise of further investments if he had proven himself to know “spend wisely“ the money made available by the team owner.

“I was officially hired on January 10th and Gene's message was absolutely clear since the first day – explained Komatsu – he said he has some money and is willing to invest it. But we have to show them that we can use money responsibly and efficient. He doesn't want to see waste. There's a reason he's a billionaire, right? He doesn't like wasting his money. There were so many areas we could improve, which is why I didn't mind his initial message: 'Show me that you are responsible with my money, then you will get to a certain position and then I will think about investing'. But I know for a fact that he will really invest when we get there – concluded Komatsu – has already commissioned a new motorhome for next year, which is no small investment. This is what we are doing“.

Updates coming soon

According to information gathered by FormulaPassion.it in addition to first package of updates planned for the Chinese GPHaas should introduce some race after race news on the VF-24 also in the Miami, Imola and Monaco rounds. Important steps to try not to lose the position currently achieved in the championship.