Haas Team Principal Guenther Steiner says no driver will hold a number one role during the 2022 Formula 1 season.
For the second consecutive year, Haas will field Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin.
The duo both endured their rookie campaigns last season, competing at the back of the grid as Haas opted not to upgrade its car throughout the campaign.
Instead, it focused its resources on the 2022 car, which is being built under a new set of technical regulations.
Despite racing at the rear of the field for much of the year, there were a number of flashpoints between Schumacher and Mazepin.
But with the 2022 season just around the corner, Steiner says that neither driver will be considered to have a number one status during the year.
“Both drivers [compete] equally in our team, they’ve got equal status contracts, so there will be no leader,” Steiner said.
“The leader will come out in each race, who is doing a better job in practice and qualifying, and then when you do that, in the race obviously you start in front and you are automatically in a better position.
“But the starting point every weekend is the same, there will be no number one and number two driver.”
Steiner says that the expectation on Haas this year is that it will be able to compete for points once again, having gone scoreless in 2021.
Haas became the first team to unveil its 2022 car design and livery on Friday.
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