Haas Takes Shocking Win in Riveting F1 Clash!
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu is impressed by the race pace shown by Oliver Bearman in China, and believes Haas was the fourth-fastest team in Shanghai based on pure pace
Motorsport photo After a seventh-place finish in the Formula 1 season opener in Australia, Haas recorded another strong result early in the season in Shanghai. Oliver Bearman managed to reach Q3 on Saturday, although he ultimately had to settle for tenth place on the grid. On Sunday, however, there was even more potential.
While two of the four traditional top teams – McLaren and Red Bull – hit trouble, Haas managed to surprise. Bearman moved up to fifth place and therefore emerged as best of the rest behind Mercedes and Ferrari . “It's incredible.
I always said we have to focus on the basics and we have to maximise everything. In the early part of the season, reliability would be an issue, so we just have to be there,” Ayao Komatsu told Autosport in an exclusive interview after the race . “We cannot beat top four teams or top three teams now.
Well, we beat Red Bull on merit today, so we were the fourth fastest team today, which is incredible. The unfortunate thing for McLaren was that they couldn't take the race. We were there to take the benefit, so we just maximised everything.