105-478: The Haas VF-23 is a race car built by Haas F1 Team that competed in the 2023 Formula One World Championship . In December 2022, the car became the first of the 2023 models to pass FIA homologation. The VF-23 was driven by Kevin Magnussen for his second consecutive year with the team, having also raced for them from 2017 to 2020 and Nico Hülkenberg , who returned to Formula One in 2023 after 3 years without
210-601: A forward base in Banbury , England, to turn cars around between races during the European part of the calendar. The team maintains a design office in Maranello , which is also home to Scuderia Ferrari 's headquarters. Haas was the first American constructor to submit an F1 entry after the failed US F1 project in 2010 , and it is the first American constructor to compete since the unrelated Haas Lola outfit raced in
315-428: A full-time race contract. Haas revealed the livery of the car on January 31, 2023. The livery integrates the branding of MoneyGram International Inc. , the team's third title sponsor after Rich Energy and Uralkali , which was first announced at the 2022 United States Grand Prix . Furthermore, the team announced a partnership with Chipotle Mexican Grill ahead of the 2023 championship on February 16, 2023. During
420-591: A grid penalty for impeding in qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix , which the FIA later accepted was an error. Early in the race, Sargeant hit the wall and damaged his front wing. He went on to finish 14th. He crashed heavily in qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix and was forced to start the race from the pit lane. He received a penalty for colliding with Bottas in the early laps, with
525-637: A one race ban. Reserve driver Oliver Bearman replaced him for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix . On October 11, Haas and Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) signed a technical partnership, where TGR will provide design, technical and manufacturing services whereas Haas will provide technical expertise and commercial benefits. Hülkenberg and Magnussen are set to depart the team after the 2024 season; the former will join Kick Sauber and will be replaced by Formula 2 graduate Oliver Bearman , previously
630-543: A penalty for a safety car infringement. He gained eight places to finish 10th in the sprint at the Miami Grand Prix , but was forced into retirement from the main race after a collision with Kevin Magnussen . Sargeant made his first Q2 appearance of 2024 at the Canadian Grand Prix , qualifying 13th, but retired from the race after spinning out. After finishing last of the running drivers at both
735-595: A penalty for track limit violations. His first podium of the season, and the first ever podium in the series for Charouz, came in the first race at the Hungaroring . More podiums came at Spa-Francorchamps and at Zandvoort . He took his only win of the season at Sochi Autodrom , thus giving Charouz their first victory in Formula 3. Sargeant finished the campaign seventh in the Drivers' Championship, scoring 102 of
840-448: A position due to Valtteri Bottas 's disqualifcation from qualifying, whilst Hülkenberg qualified 11th. Neither driver would score points in the race as Magnussen retired with another engine failure whilst Hülkenberg finished 13th. After the first 10 races Haas were 8th in the constructors' championship with 11 points level with Williams but behind on countback. Hülkenberg sat 14th in the drivers' championship with 9 points, whilst Magnussen
945-541: A pre-season F3 test with Charouz Racing System , who had finished last in the Teams' Championship the previous year. This was followed by an announcement of his return to the championship for 2021 with Charouz shortly before the first race of the season. Sargeant scored points in three of the first four races and finished third in the first race at the Red Bull Ring , but lost the podium position post-race due to
1050-438: A reserve driver for the team. This is the first time that Haas has taken in a rookie driver since the pairing of Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher in 2021. He is set to be joined by Esteban Ocon , who will depart Alpine after five seasons with Team Enstone . Since the team's foundation, multiple drivers have been affiliated with Haas. These include: Logan Sargeant Logan Hunter Sargeant (born December 31, 2000)
1155-448: A time due to the team having issues with the front jack whilst Magnussen qualified 18th for the shorter race. Magnussen finished the sprint 14th with Hülkenberg finishing 17th. Magnussen finished the main race 15th with Hülkenberg finishing 18th and last of the runners. Haas ended the first half of the season 8th in the constructors' championship with 11 points with Hülkenberg still 14th in the drivers' championship and Magnussen still 19th in
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#17327809925411260-605: Is an American racing driver , who most recently competed in Formula One from 2023 to 2024 . Born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida , Sargeant is the nephew of billionaire business magnate Harry Sargeant III and the younger brother of stock car driver Dalton . After a successful karting career—culminating in his victory at the junior direct-drive Karting World Championship in 2015—Sargeant graduated to junior formulae . Achieving top three finishes in
1365-612: Is followed by Magnussen finishing 8th and Schumacher finishing 6th in the following race in 2022 Austrian Grand Prix . These back-to-back double points finishes placed Haas seventh in the Constructors' Championship, after the Hungarian Grand Prix . The team took their maiden pole position at the São Paulo Grand Prix , with Magnussen out-qualifying the field in changing conditions to start on pole for
1470-583: Is officially assumed as Ferrari 's new satellite team. In August 2024, it was reported that Haas has to reimburse US$ 9 million to former title sponsor Uralkali for the cancelled sponsorship contract by a Swiss arbitrator two months prior. This resulted in Dutch bailiffs and police entering the Haas paddock during the Dutch Grand Prix weekend to valuate their assets for Uralkali to potentially seize should
1575-516: Is shipping businessman Harry Sargeant III . He is also the younger brother of former NASCAR driver Dalton Sargeant . As Sargeant was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. * Season still in progress. ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) As Sargeant
1680-404: The 1985 and 1986 seasons. The Haas Lola team was owned by former McLaren boss Teddy Mayer and Carl Haas , who was not related to Gene Haas . Following the collapse of Marussia F1 during the 2014 season and the auctioning of their assets, Haas purchased the team's Banbury headquarters to serve as a forward base for their operations. Unrestricted by testing regulations until the time
1785-473: The 2016 season. The team principal is Ayao Komatsu , who replaced Guenther Steiner who served in the role from the team's inception until January 2024. The team is headquartered in Kannapolis, North Carolina , United States – 31 mi (50 km) from Charlotte – alongside sister team and NASCAR entrant Stewart-Haas Racing , though the two teams are separate entities. The team also established
1890-477: The 2016 Singapore Grand Prix , and Haas's first points since the 2016 United States Grand Prix , where Grosjean finished 10th. The team's success would continue in 2017 as Haas would also go on to get their first double points finish in Monaco , where Grosjean and Magnussen finished 8th and 10th, respectively. The team finished 8th in the constructors' title for the second consecutive year after being surpassed by
1995-478: The 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix . In October 2024, Haas announced a technical partnership with Toyota , which would see the team integrate the services of Toyota Gazoo Racing . However, engines would continue to be provided by Ferrari. Romain Grosjean and Esteban Gutiérrez drove for the team in 2016. In the team's debut at the opening Australian Grand Prix , Grosjean finished 6th, scoring eight points for
2100-532: The Australian Grand Prix after colliding with Nyck de Vries at the third restart and was classified 16th. He reached Q2 for the first time at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix but crashed during the sprint shootout, forcing him to withdraw from the sprint due to car damage. He qualified and finished 20th at both the Miami and Spanish Grands Prix, and then qualified 19th and retired with an oil leak at
2205-403: The Australian Grand Prix whilst Magnussen qualified 14th. Hülkenberg ran in the top 10 and even had a wheel to wheel battle with Lando Norris whilst Magnussen ran out of the points for most of the race. Late in the race Magnussen hit the wall, retiring his car and causing a red flag. Hülkenberg sat 7th at the restart but the restart was chaotic where many other cars were eliminated, meaning when
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#17327809925412310-560: The Azerbaijan Grand Prix . The first sprint qualifying went better with the drivers qualifying 12th (Hülkenberg) and 14th (Magnussen) respectively. Magnussen finished the sprint 11th whilst Hülkenberg ended the shorter race 15th. Magnussen finished the main race in 13th whilst Hülkenberg finished 17th. At the Miami Grand Prix Hülkenberg suffered a crash in FP1 putting him on the back foot. Hülkenberg would qualify 12th for
2415-550: The Belgian Grand Prix in rainy conditions and went on to finish the race 17th. He reached Q3 for the first time at the Dutch Grand Prix , but crashed in the final session. He crashed again during the race, which the team blamed on a hydraulics issue. He advanced to Q2 again at the Italian Grand Prix and finished 13th despite receiving a penalty for causing a collision with Valtteri Bottas . He avoided
2520-631: The Canadian Grand Prix whilst Hülkenberg qualified 2nd meaning he would start on the front row but was penalised for a red flag infringement dropping him to 5th on the grid. Like in Spain Hülkenberg's tyres wore out dropping him down to 15th at the flag again. Magnussen during the race got involved in an incident with Nyck de Vries where the Dutchman locked up forcing him and Magnussen down the escape road at turn 2 ending Magnussen's chance for points meaning he finished in 17th place. Magnussen
2625-626: The Canadian Grand Prix . Better results came at the Austrian Grand Prix , where he was classified 13th despite starting 18th and receiving penalties for track limits violations, and at the British Grand Prix , where he reached Q2 and finished 11th, four seconds behind the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz Jr. He then qualified last at the Hungarian Grand Prix and eventually retired after spinning out. He crashed in practice for
2730-721: The F4 UAE and the F4 British Championships, Sargeant progressed to FIA Formula 3 in 2019 , finishing third the following season with Prema . He then moved to FIA Formula 2 in 2022 , finishing fourth in his full debut season with Carlin . A member of the Williams Driver Academy since 2021, Sargeant signed for Williams in 2023 , making his Formula One debut at the Bahrain Grand Prix and scoring his only championship point at
2835-560: The Hungaroring . He ended the season 19th in the championship with five points; Drugovich and Natori scored eight and one points respectively. At the end of 2019 Sargeant competed in the Macau Grand Prix . He placed 10th in qualifying, ahead of teammates Drugovich and Dan Ticktum . In the qualification race, he was involved in an opening-lap crash with Arjun Maini that eliminated Maini, Jake Hughes and Enaam Ahmed from
2940-709: The Renault Sport Formula One Team in the final races. In February 2018, Haas unveiled their new car, the VF-18 , although some competitors called for an investigation due to its resemblance to the previous year's Ferrari, the SF70H . Following a strong showing during winter testing, Haas again had a competitive weekend in Australia , scoring the team's best-ever starting grid positions with Magnussen starting 5th and Grosjean 6th, respectively. During
3045-521: The Spanish and Austrian Grands Prix, an improved showing at the British Grand Prix saw him qualify 12th and finish 11th, his best qualifying and race results of the season. On the day after the Belgian Grand Prix , Williams announced that Sargeant would be replaced by Carlos Sainz Jr. at the team for the 2025 season. Amid speculation that Sargeant's position at Williams was at imminent risk, Williams team principal James Vowles commented that
3150-616: The United States Grand Prix . Despite retaining his seat for his 2024 campaign, Sargeant was replaced by Franco Colapinto after the Dutch Grand Prix following several high-profile accidents. Sargeant began his motorsport career in karting in 2008. In his first year, he competed in the Rotax Micro Max class in regional and national championships, finishing third in the Florida Winter Tour and
3255-428: The first Silverstone feature race . He scored his first FIA F3 victory in the second feature race at Silverstone , again from pole position, which promoted him into the lead of the championship. He claimed a third consecutive pole at Barcelona and finished third in the feature race, retaining the championship lead after round six of nine. Sargeant's next win came in the next round at Spa-Francorchamps , where he won
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3360-468: The Constructor's Championship, scoring the fewest points in team history. On the opening lap of the Bahrain Grand Prix , Grosjean collided with AlphaTauri driver Daniil Kvyat and crashed through the barriers between turns 3 and 4. The impact resulted in the car splitting in two and bursting into flames. Grosjean escaped significant injury, suffering burns on his hands, and was hospitalized after
3465-508: The Constructors' Championship. Kevin Magnussen drove alongside Grosjean in 2017, replacing Gutiérrez. In the first race of the season, the team scored its best-ever qualifying effort with Grosjean piloting the VF-17 to 6th place. However, in the race, both cars were forced to retire with mechanical failures. The second race weekend proved better for the team with Magnussen finishing 8th, scoring his first points since his 10th-place finish in
3570-693: The OK class. In the winter of 2016-17, Sargeant made his single-seater car racing debut in the Formula 4 UAE Championship with Team Motopark . Although he did not win any races, he was on the podium in 15 of the 18 official races and finished second in the standings behind teammate Jonathan Aberdein . In 2017, Sargeant joined Carlin to compete in the F4 British Championship . He achieved 10 podium finishes in 30 races, including two race wins at Rockingham and Silverstone , and finished third in
3675-674: The Rotax Max Challenge USA. Sargeant later moved to Europe, where he competed in the ROK Cup International Final, Trofeo Delle Industrie, and WSK Euro Series . In 2015, Sargeant won the CIK-FIA World KFJ Championship , becoming the first American to win an FIA Karting World Championship title since Lake Speed in 1978. Sargeant secured his first senior karting title in the 2016 WSK Champions Cup , where he competed in
3780-469: The VF-20 for an injured Romain Grosjean . At the Canadian Grand Prix , Hülkenberg achieved the team's best qualifying position of the season to date when he qualified in second in a wet qualifying session in which he benefitted from McLaren 's Oscar Piastri crash in the early part of the qualifying session, which brought out the red flag. The rest of the grid were not able to improve on their qualifying as
3885-512: The championship behind Yifei Ye , Christian Lundgaard and teammate and champion Max Fewtrell , and ahead of teammates Victor Martins and Charles Milesi . Sargeant was the second-highest placed rookie that season, behind Lundgaard. Sargeant returned to Carlin to contest the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship , joining Teppei Natori and future Formula 2 rival Felipe Drugovich at the team. Sargeant scored points on four occasions, with top finishes of eighth place at Circuit Paul Ricard and
3990-488: The close relationship between manufacturers and satellite constructors handing more political power to the sport's larger constructors. In 2018 Haas again came under fire from competitors after arriving at winter testing with a car that strongly resembled the Ferrari SF70H , Ferrari's 2017 car. Competitors McLaren and Force India both criticized the partnership between Ferrari and Haas. While no official grievance
4095-564: The company did not receive payment by August 26. On August 23, Gene Haas confirmed the team has made the payment but it was complicated by the Russian sanctions. On August 26, Uralkali confirmed the receipt of the payment and Haas was allowed to leave for the Italian Grand Prix . Magnussen received two penalty points for causing a collision at the Italian Grand Prix, taking his total to twelve points in twelve months and triggering
4200-743: The constructors' championship 6 points ahead of AlphaTauri. Haas bought some upgrades for their home race in Austin but in qualifying Hülkenberg qualified a shocking 16th and Magnussen ended up 14th. For the sprint Hülkenberg again qualified 16th whilst Magnussen qualified 17th. Hülkenberg finished the sprint 15th whilst Magnussen finished 18th. In the main race both cars started from the pit lane and Magnussen drove to 16th whilst Hülkenberg finished 13th but they moved up two places when Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were disqualified for plank wear violations meaning Magnussen ended up 14th and Hülkenberg ended up 11th. But AlphaTauri were now 1 point behind them in
4305-452: The constructors' championship, dropping them to 10th and last in the standings. Brazil qualifying saw Hülkenberg end up with 11th and Magnussen end up 14th. Sprint qualifying saw Magnussen 11th and Hülkenberg 12th. The sprint would see Hülkenberg finish 18th and Magnussen 16th but the main race was a disaster as Hülkenberg got sandwiched between Magnussen and Alex Albon sending Albon spinning into Magnussen causing both cars to go heavily into
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4410-489: The damage ultimately causing both cars to retire from the race. He retired from the Qatar Grand Prix sprint after spinning into the gravel, and later withdrew from the race after 40 laps due to heat stroke and dehydration , symptoms experienced by other drivers due to the extreme weather conditions. He started 16th at the United States Grand Prix but improved to finish 12th. He was later promoted to 10th after
4515-534: The disqualifications of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc , making Sargeant the first American driver to score a point in Formula One since Michael Andretti at the 1993 Italian Grand Prix . He failed to set a qualifying time at the Mexico City Grand Prix and later retired from the race with a fuel pump issue. He then improved from 19th on the grid at the São Paulo Grand Prix to 11th at
4620-541: The drivers would struggle and slip down the order during races. The most notable example of this, was Nico Hülkenberg qualifying 5th at the Canadian Grand Prix but due to the VF-23's aggressive tyre wear, by the chequered flag Hülkenberg had slipped down to 15th place. Haas scored points just 5 times during the season with Hülkenberg's 7th place finish at the Australian Grand Prix being the team's best finish of
4725-424: The drivers' championship with 9 points with Magnussen a disappointing 19th in the championship with 3 points compared to 25 the previous season . The team's last place finish was a result of the VF-23's great qualifying pace which Hülkenberg showed many times with 8 Q3 appearances across the season but high tyre wear during the races forcing multiple pit stops, losing the drivers time or the drivers would struggle with
4830-416: The drivers' championship. Magnussen qualified 18th for the Dutch Grand Prix whilst Hülkenberg qualified 15th. Hülkenberg finished the main race in 12th whilst Magnussen finished a disappointing 16th place. Magnussen qualified a poor 19th at Monza with Hülkenberg qualifying 13th. But in the race both drivers slipped back a lap behind with Hülkenberg finishing 17th and Magnussen finishing 18th. After Monza
4935-500: The fight for 9th in the constructors' championship. Magnussen qualified 17th for the Mexico City Grand Prix with Hülkenberg qualifying 12th. Halfway through the race Magnussen ran off track and damaged his rear suspension which later failed sending him into the wall at turn 9 leading to a red flag. Hülkenberg meanwhile had a great race trying to hold onto to 10th place but slipped back to 13th finishing without points. Due to Daniel Ricciardo 's 7th-place finish AlphaTauri overtook Haas in
5040-507: The finish. He achieved his career best qualifying performance at the Las Vegas Grand Prix , starting sixth, but both Williams drivers dropped outside the points at the finish. He again failed to set a qualifying time at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as his attempts were deleted for violating track limits. This meant that he was out-qualified by teammate Albon at all of the season's twenty-two races. Sargeant finished
5145-551: The first race in Bahrain whilst Hülkenberg qualified 10th on his full time return to Formula One. Magnussen finished 13th whilst Hülkenberg, who got a 15-second time penalty for track limit violations, finished in 15th place. Hülkenberg qualified 11th and Magnussen qualified 13th in Jeddah . In the race Hülkenberg finished 12th whilst Magnussen scored the team's first point of the season by finishing 10th. Hülkenberg qualified 10th for
5250-466: The following races, Magnussen and Schumacher struggled to score points or finish the race as both drivers were sometimes in contact with other drivers despite their high starting position after qualifying. After a points drought, Haas took double points finish in 2022 British Grand Prix with Magnussen finishing 10th and Schumacher 8th; his first-ever point finish as a Formula One driver and first double-point finish for Haas after three years. The momentum
5355-442: The gap over Alfa Romeo to 1 point in the fight for 8th in the constructors' championship. Hülkenberg qualified 18th for the Japanese Grand Prix whilst Magnussen qualified 15th. During the race Magnussen was spun around by Sergio Pérez leading to a 15th-place finish whilst Hülkenberg had a quite race finishing 14th. In Qatar Magnussen again qualified 19th whilst Hülkenberg qualified 16th, with Magnussen again qualifying 19th for
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#17327809925415460-465: The main race Hülkenberg would retire early on with an engine failure whilst Magnussen got involved in another incident with Nyck de Vries where the AlphaTauri driver pushed him off the track at turn 6 but he would finish 18th after a 5-second time penalty for track limit violations. Magnussen again struggled in qualifying for the British Grand Prix qualifying 19th due to an engine failure but gained
5565-555: The mandatory FIA crash tests in January 2016. Haas's approach of establishing a far-reaching partnership with Ferrari was met with a mixed response from the paddock. The constructor was applauded for pioneering a low-cost model that would allow new teams to enter the sport and be competitive, which had been of concern to the sport for some years. Conversely, Haas's approach was criticized by smaller, privateer teams who had invested in their own infrastructure and expressed concerns about
5670-551: The official test and reserve driver for 2023. The two-time grand prix starter will work with the only American team competing in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship for a fifth consecutive season, providing support to the squad and helping develop the VF-23. Fittipaldi has previously tested the VF-18 and VF-19 before jumping into the cockpit to race at the final two rounds of the 2020 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, substituting in
5775-548: The outgoing Nicholas Latifi , provided he obtained the necessary FIA Super Licence points by finishing at least fifth (or sixth without any penalty points) in his Formula 2 campaign. Capito also commented that Sargeant's American nationality was "not the initiation for the decision" to promote him. Sargeant drove the FW44 in further practice sessions at the Mexico City , São Paulo and Abu Dhabi Grands Prix. He achieved
5880-451: The past. In particular they did two FP1 sessions for Ferrari reserve Antonio Giovinazzi . Additionally during his tenure at the team, Mick Schumacher was still a Ferrari Academy Driver and Ferrari Reserve driver. Ferrari junior Oliver Bearman , who will join the team from 2025 onward, has completed an FP1 session for Haas and has also substituted for Kevin Magnussen due to a ban at the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix , and again due to illness at
5985-599: The race 20th and last a lap down whilst Hülkenberg slipped to 15th. This meant Haas couldn't pass Alfa Romeo for 9th in the constructors' championship, finishing 4 points behind the Swiss team. Haas finished 2023 10th and last in the constructors' championship with 12 points with Hülkenberg's 7th place at the Australian Grand Prix being their best result. Hülkenberg finished his first full time season back in F1 16th in
6090-423: The race finishing behind the safety car. Haas protested the decision to reset the order but the protest was rejected as no new evidence could be given that the stewards had made a mistake denying Haas a first f1 podium. After the first 3 races Haas sat 7th in the constructors' championship with 7 points; 6 scored by Hülkenberg, one scored by Magnussen. Hülkenberg and Magnussen qualified 17th and 18th respectively for
6195-596: The race in 19th with Grosjean 16th. Four days before the British Grand Prix , in July, the Rich Energy Twitter account announced that the sponsorship deal had been terminated, citing poor performance. This was later denied by both the team and Rich Energy's shareholders, and it was asserted that the tweet was the result of a "rogue" individual. For the British Grand Prix the team elected to reverse
6300-404: The race was red flagged again, Hülkenberg was running 4th in the order and with Carlos Sainz receiving a penalty for colliding with Fernando Alonso , Haas thought their first (and Hülkenberg's first) podium was on the cards, but then it transpired that since the cars hadn't gone far enough for a restart order to be established, Hülkenberg was placed back to P7 in the order which he finished due to
6405-448: The race whilst Magnussen qualified a brilliant 4th place, his highest grid slot since his pole at the 2022 Sao Paulo Grand Prix . Hülkenberg finished the race a difficult 15th whilst Magnussen finished 10th scoring a point for the team. Haas left the first 5 races 7th in the championship with 8 points. Monaco however was a disaster as Magnussen qualified 17th and Hülkenberg qualified 18th. The race would be even worse as Hülkenberg's race
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#17327809925416510-414: The race, Sargeant was released from the team with immediate effect and was replaced by Formula 2 driver Franco Colapinto for the remainder of the 2024 season. Vowles stated that the decision "gives Williams the best chance to compete for points" over the remaining nine races, and later commented that keeping Sargeant for the second half would be "almost unfair." Sargeant fishes as a hobby. His uncle
6615-468: The race, they were running in 4th, and 5th positions which would have given them their best result and half of their 2017 points tally, but both cars retired one lap after their respective pit stops. They would eventually match this 4th and 5th-place result in Austria , surpassing their 2017 points total after only nine races. At the Singapore Grand Prix , Magnussen scored Haas' first-ever fastest lap. 2018
6720-490: The race. He remarked that the halo head protection device likely saved his life. The crash ruled him out of the following week's Sakhir Grand Prix , and he was replaced by Haas reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi . Grosjean and Magnussen left Haas at the end of the 2020 Championship. They were replaced by Russian Nikita Mazepin , and 2020 Formula 2 Championship winner Mick Schumacher , son of seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher . To survive financially,
6825-494: The race. Sargeant himself avoided damage and went on to finish sixth. He finished the main race on the podium in third, behind Jüri Vips and race winner Richard Verschoor . For the 2020 season , Sargeant switched to reigning Teams' Champions Prema Racing , partnering Frederik Vesti and former British F4 rival Oscar Piastri. He took two podium finishes at the Red Bull Ring and another podium from pole position in
6930-461: The rain got heavier when the session restarted. However, Hülkenberg was handed a three-place grid penalty for a red flag infraction and would start the race in fifth position. Magnussen would start the race in 14th position. Haas finished the season 10th in the constructors championship with 12 points. This was due to a season of good qualifying sessions but due to the VF-23 's high tyre wear it meant
7035-534: The required Super Licence points at the Abu Dhabi weekend and was officially announced as a 2023 Williams race driver the following day. He chose 2 as his permanent driver number, last used by Stoffel Vandoorne in 2018 . Sargeant qualified 16th for the season opener at Bahrain International Circuit , setting an identical lap time to McLaren 's Lando Norris but missing out on advancing to
7140-474: The requirement of having competed in a practice session for the team. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine , Haas removed the branding of Russian sponsor Uralkali from its cars and the colors of the Russian flag. On March 5, the team announced it had terminated its title sponsorship deal with Uralkali and its driver contract with Mazepin. Kevin Magnussen, who previously drove for the team from 2017 to 2020,
7245-474: The season 21st in the World Drivers' Championship, scoring one point to Albon's tally of 27. Sky Sports described his debut season as "hugely challenging". The Race and RaceFans both ranked him 21st of 22 drivers based on performance, although the former commented that he "showed flashes of genuine speed". In December 2023, Williams announced that Sargeant had been re-signed and would drive for
7350-424: The season. In August 2023, Haas announced that the 2023 driver lineup of Hülkenberg and Magnussen will be retained for the 2024 season. On January 10, team principal Guenther Steiner 's contract was not renewed, with the position being filled by engineer Ayao Komatsu . Technical director Simone Resta also departed. As a result of Alfa Romeo leaving Sauber due to its transition to Audi Sport from 2026, Haas
7455-412: The season. He achieved another pole position at the next round at Circuit Paul Ricard , but retired from the feature race after stalling in the pits. More retirements came in the sprint races at the Hungaroring and at Spa-Francorchamps , both due to accidents. Sargeant's feature races at the following two rounds, Zandvoort and Monza , both ended in first-lap crashes. At the end of the season, Sargeant
7560-512: The second qualifying session (Q2) as Norris set his time first. He finished the race twelfth, two places behind teammate Alex Albon . After the race, Sargeant commented that he was "very, very happy" with his debut race but was disappointed to miss out on Q2. He failed to set a meaningful lap time in qualifying at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix . He subsequently started from last place and went on to finish 16th. He retired from
7665-565: The second time in 3 seasons was something the team had to accept by the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. Haas F1 Team Haas Formula LLC , competing as MoneyGram Haas F1 Team , is an American-licensed Formula One racing team established by NASCAR Cup Series team co-owner Gene Haas in April 2014. The team originally intended to make its debut at the start of the 2015 season but later elected to postpone their entry until
7770-493: The series and converted it into his first victory. At the Red Bull Ring , he qualified third and finished the feature race fourth. However, the disqualification of race winner Richard Verschoor and time penalties for Jehan Daruvala and Roberto Merhi meant that Sargeant inherited his second consecutive feature race win. This result promoted him to second place in the championship, with 115 points to teammate Lawson's 60. That victory would ultimately be his final podium finish of
7875-499: The sprint race and extended his points advantage over Piastri. However, collisions with Clément Novalak and teammate Vesti at Monza Circuit left him with no points in either race and a grid penalty for the final round. Sixth place in the Mugello feature race left him tied with Piastri on 160 points going into the final race, but contact with Lirim Zendeli on the opening lap eliminated him from contention as Piastri went on to claim
7980-469: The sprint race. Magnussen retired after a collision with McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo at the start of the race. Schumacher departed from Haas at the end of the season. Haas signed a title sponsorship deal with MoneyGram for the 2023 season onwards. Nico Hülkenberg's Formula One return was announced prior to the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and will partner Magnussen for the 2023 season. Early 2023, Haas announced that Pietro Fittipaldi would remain as
8085-401: The sprint whilst Hülkenberg qualified a brilliant 7th. Magnussen had a quiet sprint finishing 13th, Hülkenberg however retired with damage after Esteban Ocon collided with him damaging his suspension forcing him to retire. Magnussen and Hülkenberg finished 14th and 16th in the main race respectively but due to Alfa Romeo's double points finish they fell behind them meaning they left Qatar 9th in
8190-588: The standings behind Oscar Piastri and teammate and dominant champion Jamie Caroline . In 2018, Sargeant made the full-time switch to the Formula Renault Eurocup with R-ace GP . He won the season-opening race at Circuit Paul Ricard and later added victories at the Nürburgring and the season finale at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya . With 218 points, Sargeant finished fourth in
8295-482: The team actually entered Formula One, Haas shook its new car down in December 2015 ahead of official pre-season testing at Barcelona in early 2016. Haas approached Italian manufacturer Dallara to build their chassis, with a power unit supplied by Ferrari . Former Jaguar and Red Bull Racing technical director Guenther Steiner was the team principal for 10 years until 2024. Haas confirmed its new car had passed
8400-704: The team he had previously raced for in F4 and F3, to contest the 2022 Formula 2 Championship alongside Liam Lawson . He qualified fourth at the opening round in Bahrain and scored points in both races, but a crash in qualifying at the next round in Jeddah forced him to start 18th and he failed to score. He claimed his first podium in the Barcelona sprint race and his first feature race podium at Baku , finishing second. At Silverstone , he achieved his first pole position in
8505-517: The team in 2024 alongside Albon. At the season opener at the Bahrain International Circuit , he qualified 18th, improved to 14th by the second lap, but finished 20th following a steering wheel issue. He then gained five places at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix , starting 19th and finishing 14th. He withdrew from the Australian Grand Prix to allow teammate Albon to use his chassis; Albon had crashed heavily in practice and
8610-424: The team opted to halt the development of the 2021 car, instead focusing resources on the 2022 car. They also secured Uralkali , a Russian potash fertilizer producer, of which Mazepin's father Dmitry is a key shareholder, as the title sponsor for the team. Uralkali's sponsorship resulted in a livery containing the colors of the Russian flag . Steiner denied this was to circumvent a World Anti-Doping Agency ban on
8715-408: The team was "continually evaluating it" and that the sport was a "meritocracy", whilst Sargeant remarked that he would "fight no matter what the situation is". Formula One returned from its summer break at the Dutch Grand Prix , at which Sargeant crashed heavily in practice, forcing him to miss qualifying as the car could not be repaired in time. He would finish the race in 16th place. Two days after
8820-404: The team were holding 8th on countback to Alfa Romeo . Magnussen and Hülkenberg qualified 6th and 9th respectively for the Singapore Grand Prix . This marked the team's best qualifying of the season. Hülkenberg finished 13th after a failed double stack but Magnussen finished 10th scoring his first point since Miami after benefitting from George Russell crashing out on the last lap. This extended
8925-492: The team were unable to repair his car. Sargeant described the situation as the "hardest moment" of his career. Sargeant returned at the Japanese Grand Prix but crashed in practice. During the race, he ran as high as 11th place but went on to finish 17th after locking up and going into the gravel. He described the Chinese Grand Prix as a "massive struggle" after starting from the pit lane and finishing 17th with
9030-459: The team's 127 points. After receiving the backing of Formula One team Williams , Sargeant made his Formula 2 debut in the penultimate round of the 2021 season with HWA Racelab . He finished the first race in 16th, retired in the second sprint due to a mechanical problem, and ended the aborted feature race in 14th position. In December 2021, it was announced that Sargeant would join Carlin,
9135-527: The team's worst finish since their founding in 2016. Haas kept an unchanged lineup of Grosjean and Magnussen for the 2020 season. In the 2020 Formula One World Championship, Haas scored 3 points, with Magnussen finishing 9th in Hungary but receiving a time penalty that would drop him to 10th, and Grosjean finishing 9th in the Eifel Grand Prix . They would not score again. The team finished 9th in
9240-505: The team, which became the first American constructor to win points in its first F1 race. At the same race, Gutiérrez crashed out in an incident which destroyed former world champion Fernando Alonso 's McLaren and caused the race to be temporarily red-flagged. Another impressive race followed in Bahrain , where Grosjean finished 5th. However, for the rest of the season, the team fell off the pace, only scoring points on three more occasions. Grosjean picked up all 29 points en route to 8th in
9345-453: The third consecutive year. Haas' challenger for the 2019 season was the VF-19 . The VF-19 often showed impressive pace during qualifying but struggled during the race. At the opening race in Australia , Magnussen finished 6th in what would eventually be the team's best season result. The team's qualifying pace was evident in Austria , where Magnussen recorded the 5th-fastest time but finished
9450-635: The three American Grands Prix – Miami , Austin and Las Vegas – the Chipotle Mexican Grill logo will feature on both the nose and side of the VF-23. The livery is colored in red, white and black, all key colors for both team title sponsor MoneyGram and the MoneyGram Haas F1 Team, and the first time Haas had utilized a predominantly dark color scheme for their car since the Haas VF-19 . Magnussen qualified 17th for
9555-495: The title. Championship outsider Théo Pourchaire finished on the podium, leaving Sargeant third in the standings, one point behind Pourchaire and four behind Piastri. In February 2021 Sargeant ruled out a move to the FIA Formula 2 Championship despite performing a test with Campos Racing , citing financial reasons, and stated his interest in pursuing options in sports car racing or Indy Lights . In April, he took part in
9660-490: The tyres during races meaning the drivers were sitting ducks on the straights. The best example was Canada where Hülkenberg qualified 5th but slipped to 15th due to the cars high tyre wear. The upgrades at the United States Grand Prix were intended to combat this issue but the upgrades did not work forcing the team to revert to the old spec car meaning them finishing last in the constructors' championship for
9765-520: The upgrades placed on Grosjean's car, using the same specification run in Australia, to determine the causes of the car's poor race pace. However, both drivers collided with each other on the first lap, causing a double retirement for the team. The German Grand Prix provided the team's best-combined result of the season, being classified 7th and 8th after post-race penalties for other drivers. Title sponsor Rich Energy faced numerous legal issues during
9870-465: The use of the Russian flag and anthem following a state-sponsored doping scandal in the country. During the first race , Mazepin spun out on the first lap, while Schumacher finished 16th in his debut, the last of all running cars. In the season's final race, Mazepin tested positive for coronavirus and was ruled out of the race. Haas would only field one driver, rather than replace Mazepin with reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi , as he had not fulfilled
9975-533: The wall ending both drivers races. Hülkenberg ended up 12th but still didn't score meaning the team remained in last place in the constructors' championship. At the first ever Las Vegas Grand Prix Magnussen qualified 9th whilst Hülkenberg qualified 13th. Magnussen slipped back to 13th place whilst Hülkenberg retired with an engine failure. For the season finale in Abu Dhabi Hülkenberg qualified 8th whilst Magnussen qualified 17th. Magnussen finished
10080-561: The wheel of the Williams FW43B , which he described as an "experience of a lifetime." Sargeant made his Formula One practice debut with Williams at the 2022 United States Grand Prix , making him the first American driver to take part in a Grand Prix weekend session since Alexander Rossi in 2015 . Williams' team principal Jost Capito stated that his debut "was a pleasure and pressure for Sargeant". Capito also confirmed that Sargeant would drive for Williams in 2023 , replacing
10185-439: The year, including being found to have plagiarized the logo of bicycle manufacturer Whyte Bikes . In September, a day after the Italian Grand Prix , Rich Energy announced the termination of the deal with Haas with immediate effect. The team had earned no points for the race at Monza , with Grosjean finishing only 16th and Magnussen retiring. Haas finished the season in 9th place in the constructors' championship with 28 points,
10290-470: Was 18th with 2 points. Magnussen's qualifying struggles continued in Hungary as he qualified 19th whilst Hülkenberg qualified 10th. Hülkenberg finished the race 14th whilst Magnussen finished 17th. Hülkenberg qualified last for the Belgian Grand Prix after a hydraulic issue meant it was too late to set another lap whilst Magnussen qualified 13th. For the sprint Hülkenberg ended up last after failing to set
10395-544: Was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points. ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Driver did not finish the race, but were classified, as they completed more than 90% of the race distance. Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed. ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap) ( key ) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for
10500-529: Was announced as his replacement. Haas's decision to focus on building the VF-22 throughout the 2021 season resulted in the car proving to be competitive among the mid-field teams. With Magnussen returning, Haas scored in the two opening races of the season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia with Magnussen; Schumacher failed to score points in Bahrain and did not start in Saudi Arabia due to a crash in qualifying. In
10605-451: Was filled with the FIA , McLaren boss Zak Brown questioned the relationship. During 2021 rule discussions in April 2019, concerns over Haas F1's B-team approach were presented by Renault and McLaren. F1 Director of Motorsports Ross Brawn said that he wants to protect and enhance the model for the foreseeable future as it allows teams with smaller budgets to enter the sport. Haas have depended upon Ferrari for their reserve drivers in
10710-472: Was fourth in the Drivers' Championship on 148 points, one point behind Lawson. Sargeant achieved two wins, two pole positions and four total podiums over the year. In October 2021, on the weekend of the United States Grand Prix , it was announced that Sargeant had joined the Williams Driver Academy . He drove a Formula One car for the first time in the Yas Marina Circuit post-season test at
10815-518: Was knocked out in Q1, qualifying 19th for the second sprint weekend in Austria whilst Hülkenberg again impressed by qualifying 8th for the main race. Hülkenberg qualified 4th for the sprint with Magnussen qualifying 10th, the team's first double Q3 appearance for any sprint or race in the season. Magnussen fell back to 14th in the sprint whilst Hülkenberg ran in second for a few laps before slipping back to sixth but he scored his first points since Australia. In
10920-524: Was over on lap after colliding with Logan Sargeant earning him a penalty limiting him to 15th place whilst Magnussen retired on lap 70 with damage after hitting the wall at Rascasse due to a late rain shower. Magnussen was knocked out in Q1 in Spain , whilst Hülkenberg qualified a brilliant 8th place. The race however was a disaster as Hülkenberg's tyres wore out dropping him to 15th at the flag whilst Magnussen struggled to 18th place. Magnussen qualified 14th for
11025-482: Was their best season to date, finishing fifth in the Constructors' Championship, one point short of doubling their previous year's performance. The team took on Rich Energy as a title sponsor for 2019. This was part of the activation of a multi-year title sponsorship deal with Rich Energy, a British energy drink company that was previously linked to purchasing Force India . The team also retained their 2018 driver line up for 2019 consisting of Grosjean and Magnussen for
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