Guenther Steiner, team principal of new team Haas F1, says the American outfit is aiming to get both cars to the chequered flag at this weekend’s season opener in Australia.
Haas F1 was set to debut in 2015, but decided to defer to the 2016 season. The team surprised many with an encouraging eight days of testing, ironing out issues and clocking up laps with the VF-16.
Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutierrez will race for the team this year and were pleased with how testing went for Haas, but the team remains realistic in its goals for 2016.
"Our goal is to have both cars finish, to show that we can compete and be proud of what we are doing," Steiner said.
When asked what the biggest challenge has been so far, he replied: "It’s just the amount of work that goes into getting everything ready. It’s taken so much effort from so many people.
"I think everybody saw how prepared we were in Barcelona with our equipment ready on the first morning of testing.
"We want to be just as prepared for Australia, and that is achieved by the hard-working people at Haas F1 Team."
Steiner believes Haas is as ready as it can be for the first race at the Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, as it becomes the first new team to enter F1 since 2010.
