Haas revealing the race overalls that its drivers will wear in the upcoming campaign coincided with shots being leaked of the team’s 2025 Formula 1 car at Silverstone.
The American outfit, which is entering its 10th season in the sport, has become the third side to utilise the venue that hosts the British Grand Prix to run its new challenger.
Esteban Ocon, who will partner with Oliver Bearman in a revamped line-up, gave the VF-25, sporting a livery based upon the colours used in recent times, its debut run.
The private outing will precede Haas showcasing its 2025 design scheme to the world at the O2 in London this Tuesday alongside the other nine incumbent teams.
The pictures, taken opposite the pit garages at the Hilton Hotel, have provided initial details about the design direction that Haas has elected to venture down with the VF-25.
The most notable changes that can be seen include revised sidepod inlets, broader cannons on the engine cover and the rear wing comprising a noticeable side cut-out.
Haas opts not to change suspension concept
Haas had communicated in advance that it would continue with the same pushrod front suspension that it used in 2024, opting not to go to pullrod like engine supplier Ferrari.
Expanding on the rationale behind that choice, Haas boss Ayao Komatsu explained that the team decided it would be wise to retain the concept it has experience with.
“That’s a significant moment in my mind, because so far in nine seasons of Haas F1 team, we always went with Ferrari’s latest supply, and not because that was the informed choice, because that was the safest and easiest choice,” Komatsu told The Race.
“It’s not like this year we wanted to make a point, but Andrea [De Zordo, Technical Director] and Davide [Paganelli, Head of Aero] and Damien [Brayshaw, Performance Director], came to me and said [this was the right decision].
“They’ve been talking about this for the last few seasons, but we never actually did carry over the front suspension.
“But when they looked at it properly in terms of, ‘OK, if we buy Ferrari’s ’25 front suspension, when are we going to have the information available and what does that mean in terms of the aero hit?’ because you have to take a hit first, you have to recover.
“So comparing that and how much potential that unlocks against [the benefit if you] don’t stop development because we carry over the front suspension.
“They’ve done the proper study and the conclusion was we should do a carryover. Then we had the confidence to then go for that decision, whereas before we didn’t.”
Haas is striving to build on a promising campaign last time around which saw it end seventh in the Constructors’ Championship, seven points behind Alpine directly above.
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