Haas, endless misfortune: cargo blocked, Bahrain test at risk | FormulaPassion.it

There is no peace for the stable Haas, already lagging behind on the grid for the whole of 2021 and awaiting the advent of the new technical regulation like a godsend. Conversely, the new year seems to have brought an infinite amount of problems with difficult solutions to the American team. The Kannapolis team has already paid Barcelona for the precarious reliability of the new VF-22, before being overwhelmed by the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war that wiped out the main sponsor and the second driver of the team in one fell swoop. Having eliminated the partnership with the Uralkali group and ‘freed’ the seat previously occupied by Nikita Mazepin, Haas now hoped to finally be able to concentrate on the problems that gripped her on the track.

The second official test session, organized by F1 from 10 to 12 March in Bahrain, however, risks becoming yet another odyssey for the stars and stripes team. As revealed by the German site Auto Motor und Sportin fact, Haas in Bahrain may not even be able to get there; at least not in time for testing to begin. Most of the equipment was scheduled to arrive in Bahrain today. In reality, however, the two cars and the boxes with all the team’s spare parts are still there stuck at Doncaster Airport. The cargo plane that was supposed to transport the team’s cars and equipment to Bahrain broke down in Istanbul. It is not certain that all the material will arrive in time for the first day of testing.

“P.we may have to cancel the first day of testing. All the other teams have a two-day advantage in preparation “He admitted Gunther Steiner. The only recent precedent for a team that missed a few test days dates back to the ‘Williams case’ of 2019. On that occasion, however, the team had not even had time to prepare the car for the Barcelona tests. Last year, before the Brazilian GP, ​​the materials of several teams arrive late, forcing many mechanics to super-work to assemble everything on schedule. On that occasion, however, all the teams managed to show up on the track regularly.