Haas is coming into new territory in 2025, with crew boss Ayao Komatsu revealing that, for the primary time within the crew’s historical past, it is going to attain Method 1’s finances cap.
Haas is coming into new territory in 2025, with crew boss Ayao Komatsu revealing that, for the primary time within the crew’s historical past, it is going to attain Method 1’s finances cap.
The American outfit, historically working on a smaller finances in comparison with the opposite groups, has by no means been at risk of hitting F1’s monetary ceiling. Nonetheless, due to elevated sponsorship, greater official F1 income, and Toyota’s new involvement, Haas is now going through a brand new type of problem.
“This yr would be the first time that Gene (Haas) doesn’t have to speculate his personal cash,” Komatsu revealed. “We had not reached the finances restrict, however this yr we’re reaching it.
“So we have now a brand new problem to face – ensuring we keep inside the restrict,” he added with a smile.
Haas stays the smallest crew on the grid when it comes to personnel, with simply 330 employees in comparison with the 1,000-plus employed by prime groups like Purple Bull, Ferrari, and Mercedes.
Regardless of the elevated funding, Komatsu insists that Haas will proceed with its established strategy, together with its reliance on Ferrari for key parts.
“Some issues are simply apparent,” he mentioned. “It’s significantly better to maintain shopping for parts from Ferrari. We nonetheless depend on Maranello and likewise on exterior manufacturing and different issues.
“We’re making extra developments this yr, so we have now to be much more environment friendly.”
