Haas has provided a first-look at a 2022 Formula 1 car after releasing a render of its VF-22 on Friday.
Haas finished last in the 2021 standings, as the only team without a point, for the first time in its six-season history in Formula 1.
That came off the back of a couple of seasons of declining performance and its decision to pour its resources onto its 2022 challenger designed under a new set of regulations.
It has ramped up its collaboration with long-term power unit and gearbox supplier Ferrari, with Simone Resta joining as Technical Director in 2021, reducing some of Dallara’s influence.
Haas will continue to field Ferrari protégé Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin in the 2022 season, with the Uralkali company owned by Mazepin’s father acting as title sponsor.
Both are entering their second full race seasons after stepping up from Formula 2 for 2021.
Long-term reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi, who started two races in 2020, has stayed on in the same role.
“It’s that time of year where you’re naturally optimistic that the hard work and effort of everyone will translate to a competitive entry on track,” said owner Gene Haas.
“We made the decision back in 2020 to really channel time and resources into the VF-22, foregoing anything track-related for 2021 – which wasn’t easy to watch. Hopefully that decision bears fruit and we return to challenging for points and taking something from the weekends.”
The upcoming season will be Haas’ seventh in Formula 1, having joined in 2016, as the first new team since 2010.
It classified a best of fifth in the Constructors’ Championship in 2018, in which it took a best race finish of fourth.
Red Bull Racing is set to continue launch season when it presents its RB18 on Wednesday.
Formula 1 had the opportunity to wipe the slate clean and quite literally do anything they wanted to do with the design of these cars. Almost a decade ago McLaren even (literally) gave them a blueprint for what the future could be when they unveiled the MP4-X. F1 could have made cars look special and otherworldly again. Instead, we end up with only a slight variation of the pig-ugly, over-designed monstrosities seen since 2009.
With that being said, HAAS actually pulled off a livery which is proportionally correct and compliments the lines of the new cars, which many have gotten wrong over the past decade.