The Haas Formula 1 team has no plans to introduce a major upgrade package at the first European Grand Prix of the season, according to team principal Guenther Steiner.
The Spanish GP marks the return to Europe for the first time since pre-season testing and it's often where teams will debut major developments, as they strive to climb the pecking order.
Haas will not however be following suit, with Steiner confirming it will bring small race-by-race updates when it sees fit, starting with a new rear-wing in Spain following the introduction of a new front-wing at the last race in Russia.
"We’ve made a few changes to the car," he said. "We’ve got a new front-wing that we tested for the first time in Russia, and we’ve got a new rear-wing that we’ll race for the first time in Barcelona.
"We won’t have big changes on a set schedule," added Steiner. "We’ll introduce new parts when we feel we’ve made enough gains. New parts from our development will trickle in every few races, just like every other team does."
Meanwhile, Steiner is looking forward to returning to a circuit Haas knows well and has plenty of data to compare against from pre-season testing.
"It’s one of the things we look forward to because we can compare what we’ve got now with what we started off with," he explained. "We finally have something to compare ourselves to.
"On all the other tracks, we’ve got no data at all, and we’ll have no data at all until we come back next year. So, it’s quite nice to go to Barcelona."
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