The weeks leading up to the start of the 2022 World Cup will certainly not be remembered by Haas as one of the quietest periods in the history of the US team. Following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, with the related termination of the contract with its driver Nikita Mazepin and the main sponsor Uralkali – both of Russian nationality – the US manufacturer is now grappling with other problems to be solved, this time of a logistical nature. On the eve of the last three days of pre-season tests, in fact, the stars and stripes team initially questioned the entire participation in the entire session, thanks to a delay in the delivery of materials in Bahrain, where the tests will be held .
Today, as communicated by the same team on its social profiles, this risk seems to have fortunately decreased, with the activity on the track starting from Thursday afternoon. In this way, the Haas would only skip the morning of the first day of testing, with the second part of the test that will see the Brazilian at work Pietro Fittipaldithird team leader: “The team’s cargo arrived late last night at the Bahrain circuit – reads the press release – this delay will have an impact on our program, but we aim to be on track for the second session on Thursday afternoon ”.
A ‘damage limitation’ for the team, which in any case will lose half the day compared to all direct competitors. Certainly not an ideal situation, considering also the so many reliability problems that had plagued the VF-22 in the three days of Barcelona.
The team’s freight arrived late last night to the circuit in Bahrain.
This delay will impact our program but we are targeting being out on track for the second session Thursday afternoon with @PiFitti driving the VF-22.# HaasF1 pic.twitter.com/Zppbjbkn8a
– Haas F1 Team (@ HaasF1Team) March 9, 2022
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